CAPELLA
UNIVERSITY
Assessment 02 – Applying Research Skills
For this assessment, you will research best practices related to a current health care problem.
Your selected problem or issue may be utilized again in a future assessment. Before you
complete the instructions detailed in the courseroom, first select one of the following health
care problems or issues:
• Food Insecurity & Nutrition
• Description: Food insecurity, the lack of consistent access to enough food for
an active, healthy life, affects millions of people. Poor nutrition can lead to a
range of health issues, including obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
• Interventions: Expanding access to food assistance programs, promoting
community gardens and urban farming, implementing nutrition education
programs, supporting policies that ensure healthy food availability, and
partnering with local organizations to distribute nutritious food.
• Keywords: Food insecurity, nutrition, food assistance programs, community
gardens, urban farming, nutrition education, healthy food access, public health,
dietary health, food policy.
• Healthcare Workforce Shortages
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Description: Many regions face shortages of healthcare professionals,
including doctors, nurses, and allied health workers. This can lead to increased
workloads, burnout, and reduced quality of care for patients.
Interventions: Increasing funding for healthcare education and training
programs, offering incentives for healthcare professionals to work in
underserved areas, implementing policies to improve working conditions,
promoting the use of telehealth to extend care, and supporting international
recruitment of healthcare workers.
Keywords: Health workforce shortages, healthcare professionals, medical
education, healthcare training, workforce incentives, underserved areas,
telehealth, healthcare recruitment, healthcare policy, provider burnout.
After you have selected one of the problems/issues from the list above, return to the detailed
instructions in the courseroom to complete your assessment.
