This assignment is a summative evaluation where you will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired during the course. You are going to make a proposal for a program that can strengthen public health response for providing health care services to rural older adults. 

Learning Resources: Learning Resource 1, Learning Resource 2

Step 1.  Review

Review all of the contents of Module 4 Lesson 2: Strengthening Collaboration in Public Health Response resource, especially Learning Resource 2 - the study on how a preparedness program is used to enhance personal Disaster and Emergency Support Networks of Older Adults in a Rural Community. 

These resources are relevant for you to solve the given scenario below:

Step 3: Share

To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. If your work is a google document, you may paste it as either an attachment or a “shareable link”. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 4: Interact

Evaluate and categorize the work from one of your peers based on items A - E of this rubric. Provide a rationale for the grade you provided, as well as, comments or suggestions for improvement. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You can use the list below as an example:

Item A is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item B is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item C is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item D is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item E is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”