When responding to your peers, provide your own evaluation of the policies discussed in their posts. Respectfully agree or disagree with your peers’ evaluations. What suggestions for improving the policies can you add? What suggestions provided by your peers do you see as the most valuable?
Discussion:
This discussion focuses on gender equality as many global health problems are tied to policies surrounding this issue. Focusing on equality, children are our most precious commodity and the most vulnerable to global health problems greatly affected by nutrition and education (Holtz, 2019). Most health-related problems such as disease, disability, and mental health are exponentially affected positively or negatively by the level of nutrition and education available (Holtz, 2019). Education positively influences nutrition decreasing risks for disease. The problem is education as an intervening strategy needing improvement and not readily available to everyone equally.
Some developing countries today continue to struggle with education, especially educating women, despite this being a key strategy improving the global health of children. USAID’s (n.d.) India has made great improvement in advocating for education as it’s literacy rate rose to 64.46% While men were 82.14%. Let Girls Learn program has spent billions of dollars in the African nation-states to decrease gender inequality improving access to education for girls. To achieve the millennium development goals (MDG), WHO listed the first strategy in the Six-Point Agenda focusing on equality in the promotion of healthy development (Holtz, 2019). The health problems affecting the greatest number of children are mainly concentrated in developing countries such as India and Africa. A look at the burden of gender inequality reveals it is highest in countries that also carry the highest infant morbidity and mortality. According to the WHO data, the number of babies in Africa with a likelihood of dying by age five is 76 per 1000. Although the numbers vary greatly, staggering levels are seen in Yemen at 130, Somalia at 120.5, India is 119.90 per 1000 babies while the global average is 39 (WHO, Under-five mortality rate, n.d.). Although some developing countries have improved, it is not enough as millions of young women continue to be denied and education in impoverished countries (USAID, n.d.).
Many global health disparities can be reduced by providing adequate nutrition; however, education is a key factor and access to education is a problem. Developing nations addressing the problem need to break the gender-inequality barriers built into their culture in order to improve their country’s health (USAID, n.d.). Many current strategies for improvement are already in place but need structural updating or improvements (Holtz). Addressing framework issues and the needed cultural change may be more successful if it is additionally incentivized leading to continued growth in these areas.
Please respond to discussion above.
Graduate Discussion
Rubric
Overview
Your active participation in the discussions is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions will help you make meaningful connections
between the course content and the larger concepts of the course. These discussions give you a chance to express your own thoughts, ask questions, and gain
insight from your peers and instructor.
Directions
For each discussion, you must create one initial post and follow up with at least two response posts.
For your initial post, do the following:
Write a post of 1 to 2 paragraphs.
In Module One, complete your initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
In Modules Two through Ten, complete your initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
Consider content from other parts of the course where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or
popular sources.
For your response posts, do the following:
Reply to at least two classmates outside of your own initial post thread.
In Module One, complete your two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
In Modules Two through Ten, complete your two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
Demonstrate more depth and thought than saying things like “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in the discussion prompt.
Rubric
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value
Comprehension Develops an initial post with an
organized, clear point of view or
idea using rich and significant
detail (100%)
Develops an initial post with a
point of view or idea using
appropriate detail (90%)
Develops an initial post with a
point of view or idea but with
some gaps in organization and
detail (70%)
Does not develop an initial post
with an organized point of view
or idea (0%)
20
Timeliness N/A Submits initial post on time
(100%)
Submits initial post one day late
(70%)
Submits initial post two or more
days late (0%)
10
Engagement Provides relevant and
meaningful response posts with
clarifying explanation and detail
(100%)
Provides relevant response
posts with some explanation
and detail (90%)
Provides somewhat relevant
response posts with some
explanation and detail (70%)
Provides response posts that are
generic with little explanation or
detail (0%)
20
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value
Critical Thinking Draws insightful conclusions
that are thoroughly defended
with evidence and examples
(100%)
Draws informed conclusions
that are justified with evidence
(90%)
Draws logical conclusions (70%) Does not draw logical
conclusions (0%)
30
Writing (Mechanics) Initial post and responses are
easily understood, clear, and
concise using proper citation
methods where applicable with
no errors in citations (100%)
Initial post and responses are
easily understood using proper
citation methods where
applicable with few errors in
citations (90%)
Initial post and responses are
understandable using proper
citation methods where
applicable with a number of
errors in citations (70%)
Initial post and responses are
not understandable and do not
use proper citation methods
where applicable (0%)
20
Total 100%
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