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P500 Fall 2010 Semester
=Wiki=

Just like Wikipedia, this Wiki has been set up to be a joint, collaborative effort for students in P500. Each student should select a topic and be the primary contributor to that topic. Students should also contribute to at least two other students' entries using the DISCUSSION tab of others' work. This project will be open all semester and should be worked on as we cover material throughout the semester. The Wiki will be closed on December 12 for grading, so be sure all contributions are complete by this time.


 * You will need to join this wiki (see option to join to the left of this window) before being able to choose a topic, post comments or edit postings**. Please request to be added as a member and allow 24 hours for me to activate your request to join this wiki.

(1) Select a topic by typing your name as the primary author on the page of the topic you are interested in. **Please do this by Sept 5.** To type your name or make any additions to a page, click the EDIT tab on that page (only visible when you are logged in to the WIKI site). When you are done, be sure to click on SAVE in the toolbar before leaving the page.
 * Instructions:**

(2) Your explanation of the selected topic is due **October 31**.Over the course of the semester, work on an explanation of the topic. Your detailed explanation of the topic should be a minimum of four well-thought out, well-developed paragraphs. Please note the deadlines throughout the semester.
 * The explanation of the topic must be put in the context of public health.
 * Referencing is required (APA format).
 * You cannot use wikipedia as a reference for our WIKI.
 * All rules for plagiarism apply for all written work in this course regardless of the media used.

(3) Contribute to at least two other students' entries by **November 14.** Please use the Discussion Tab for the page to which you are making contributions. Contributions can include new thoughts, perspectives, questions or approaches to specific public health issues. Please be sure you are actively engaged in considering the ideas in context of public health __and__ in relation to the material we have covered in class.
 * Contributions to others' posts should be substantive (editorial changes are not considered substantive, whereas new information or in-depth examples are considered substantive).
 * The same rules for apply (use of referencing, no wikipedia, and rules for plagiarism).

(4) Discussion on WIKI topics will close on **December 12.** You may want to modify your original explanation based on some of the input of your colleagues.

TOPICS AVAILABLE:
 * 1) Achievement motivation
 * 2) Adherence
 * 3) Advocacy
 * 4) Baumrind's parenting styles
 * 5) Caring Theory
 * 6) Chaos theory
 * 7) Community coalition action theory
 * 8) Complex systems adaptive theory
 * 9) Conservation of resources theory
 * 10) Critical social theory
 * 11) Decision field theory
 * 12) Demonstration project
 * 13) Elaboration likelihood model of persuasion
 * 14) Empathy Theory
 * 15) Evidence-based interventions
 * 16) Feminist anthropology
 * 17) Game theory
 * 18) Health literacy
 * 19) Information-motivation-behavioral skills model
 * 20) Interactive technology
 * 21) Intervention fidelity
 * 22) Knowledge gap hypothesis
 * 23) Locus of control
 * 24) Message framing
 * 25) Motivational interviewing
 * 26) Natural helper models
 * 27) Omission bias
 * 28) Operant conditioning
 * 29) Paul Farmer
 * 30) Paulo Freire
 * 31) Problem Behavior Theory
 * 32) PROMIS
 * 33) Promotoras
 * 34) Protection-motivation theory
 * 35) Resilience theory
 * 36) Self regulation theory
 * 37) Self-determination theory
 * 38) Shannon-Weaver model
 * 39) Social action theory
 * 40) Social capital theory
 * 41) Social constructivist theory
 * 42) Social movement theory
 * 43) Spirituality
 * 44) Systems theory
 * 45) Tailored interventions
 * 46) Theory of chronic sorrow
 * 47) Theory of comfort
 * 48) Theory of gender and power
 * 49) Theory of oppression
 * 50) Theory of self esteem
 * 51) Theory of self-concept maintenance
 * 52) Theory of social justice
 * 53) Theory of unpleasant symptoms
 * 54) Uncertainty in illness theory