Explore

DH450 : The Class : Introduction : Overview : Explore

Explore Potential Topics

To complete this assignment successfully, you should:
Read the assignment carefully
Open and study the links

Exploring and Identifying Potential areas for Projects

Eventually you will fully develop and conduct EITHER a research or community health project.

For now, you will need to identify BOTH of the following:
1. a potential research problem to answer
2. a community health need to address

Keep the following criteria in mind when selecting topics:

You should be excited about the topics
The topic should be simple and do-able in the given time and with available resources
The project should address a need or question that is recognized by the community and /or the profession
Your work should contribute to the knowledge base of the profession and/or health of the public.

Research Problems

Community Health Problems

Sources For Research Ideas:
Clinical problems
Professional literature
Existing models
Professional Association interests
Legislative initiatives
Collaboration with others
ADHA Nat'l Research Agenda & Priorities

Criteria for Public Health Problems:

Can cause considerable pain, suffering and expense
Effects a large number of people
The people affected by the problem can be defined
Problem is widely recognized by the public
Cause of the problem is generally understood
Prevention methods are available and effective but not widely used.

Sources for Community Health Project Ideas:
National Institute of Dental & Cranio-facial Research (NIDCR)
Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health
Professional literature
2010 Oral Health Objectives
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
State or County Health Departments
Headstart

Browse:

The DH Net http://jeffline.tju.edu/DHNet/

National DH Research Agenda
http://jeffline.tju.edu/DHNet/grant/agenda.html

Browse:

National Institute of Dental & Cranio-facial Research (NIDCR) http://www.nidcr.nih.gov

2010 Oral Health Objectives
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/

Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov>

Arizona Department of Health Services-Office of Oral Health
http://www.hs.state.az.us/ooh

Coconino County Health Services
http://co.coconino.az.us/departmentofhealth/

American Association of Public Health Dentistry
http://www.pitt.edu/~aaphd/

E-mail Tricia Moore at Tricia.Moore@nau.edu
or call (520) 523-4012

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