Part 1: Analyze the Data

1. View this link:http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/state_info/coordinators.htm
2. Select your criteria for any state statistical areas, for any year 2002 to 2011, and pick a category.
3. Click a subcategory (if offered) to retrieve the necessary data.
4. In a detailed report, analyze the data by completing the following:

• Summarize what data was collected, the method of collection, and the basic findings from the data.
• Evaluate the data's validity, quality, and reliability.
• Identify and discuss strengths and weaknesses within the data.
• Based on the data, develop a hypothesis about a public health problem that could be tested with a study.
• Recommend one other form of data that should be collected in order to enhance the study.
• Develop a study design to best collect your recommended data.
• Identify the resources you would need to collect the data, including the people you would need to work with.
• Identify and justify an appropriate method to display the findings.

Part 2: Public Health Intervention Plan

Based on your analysis of the provided data, create a public health intervention plan by completing the following:

• Describe your chosen population and the health issue you are addressing.
• Provide 2-3 specific, actionable recommendations to help improve health for your specific population and issue.
• To whom would you present the results to achieve the desired outcomes?

Write an 8-12-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A2.doc