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In any organization there are many different forms, genres, tones, and
distinct ways to create credibility in a writing environment. Writing is a great
way for someone to express himself or herself, as well as the program or
organization that they represent. An employee of the Regional Office of
State, Adriana, was kind enough to allow her written artifacts to be shared
and then further analyzed. Adriana has a challenging job because in a days
work she tries to reach out to many different demographics of people to try
to further educate them. Her written work is an important key factor in
creating a beneficial program for women and creating a writing style that is
factual, but also easily understandable. To achieve logos, pathos, ethos, and
to create a structured style of writing when communicating through written
artifacts is a necessary style in the healthcare profession, but/especially the
Every Woman Counts Program has a challenge of effectively demonstrating
the value of their program to people who are not well versed in the domain
of healthcare.
For this project, the woman who was interviewed (Adriana) works with
the regional office of the states Every Woman Counts program in California,
which provides free breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic
services, and public education to low income, and uninsured women age
40+. This program reaches out to women through networking in local
communities and public clinics, including Planned Parenthood and Public
Health Clinics. Mammograms and other diagnostic imaging are provided at
all imaging centers that accept Medi-Cal. The Every Woman Counts program
is open to any individuals regardless of their residency status. This program
also serves women with high deductibles/co-payments at or below 200% of
the federal poverty level, who may need help obtaining a diagnostic service
that is not covered by their regular insurance. This program also has a short
reader. By saying words like: free and 100% curable, the program is making
the reader want to learn more about the program. In other words, the
documents use these buzzwords on the surface to lure the reader into
looking further into the subject, then the bulk of the documents then use
citations, hard facts and other credible sources to remind the audience that
what they are reading is legitimate. Free screenings and prevention of
diseases may be interesting enough terms to grab the readers attention, but
hard facts and credibility are what keep them interested enough to pursue
joining the program.
It is apparent that the Every Woman Counts program is able to achieve
logos, pathos, ethos, and a structured style of writing when communicating
that it is an effective and necessary style in the healthcare profession. This
program has successfully reached out to countless different demographics of
women. According to Adriana this program is always improving and striving
to reach the needs of women in the community, and has done an incredible
job at achieving this task. Even though this program has a challenging job
demonstrating the value of the program to people who are not well versed in
the terminology and perhaps the entire realm of healthcare, it is apparent
that the program has attained a high ranking in their effectiveness. Overall,
the Every Woman Counts program is a well established program that
effectively uses logos, pathos, and ethos to create a value in the program
that they offer, allowing them to effectively communicate to women who
may not be well educated or up to date in the healthcare community.
Graff, G., & Birkenstein, C. (2010). So What? Who Cares? In They Say / I Say:
The moves that matter in academic writing (2nd ed., P. 97). New York: W.W.
Norton.
Everything's an Argument
HPV - Diseases and the Vaccines That Prevent Them.
Protect Yourself from Breast Cancer: Know the Facts.
What Every Woman Counts Program Recipients Need to Know About the
Affordable Care Act.
Why Protect Rhetoric - Issue 1
Woman Counts Web Page.