Creative Project – Prepare this ahead of time – BE CREATIVE!!!! HAVE FUN. Public health achievements – worth 60 points on final exam.
There are several parts to this essay – you will pull together knowledge of public health’s role in U.S. health using references. Follow directions carefully as you will be graded on inclusion of information, quality/content of information, use of references/citations. Use your preferred citation format (MLA, APA, CSE, Chicago, whatever…).
Review power points on Introduction/Definitions and Public Health Achievements / Challenges
References: MMWR Public Health Achievements 20th Century –references included below. Also link to Dr. Frieden’s Shattuck lecture on challenges in public health. Cite the references you use. You can use additional references since it is beyond 2010 – see paragraph that follows (eg, MMWR articles, power points, films, etc.)
You will want to include any contemporary issues brought up in class this semester; eg, emerging infectious diseases, vaccines, increased numbers of sexually transmitted diseases, high maternal mortality rates in U.S. women, decreased life expectancy in middle-aged white people, opioid addiction/substance abuse, health disparities, guns as a public health issue, obesity, etc.) – make sure you find and cite references.
(a) List the ten public health achievements of the 20th century.
(b) Role play essay part I – early 20th century
Objective: Demonstrate that you have knowledge of health conditions at the beginning of the 20th century in the U.S.
Imagine that you are living during the first two decades of the 20th century. Choose a persona for yourself. You can be a young adult (male or female), middle-aged, an older person, or a child; you can be a parent (mother or father); you can be any race/ethnicity you wish.
Choose and include the following in the creative role play. You may include photos, images, cartoons, etc.
Create a life describing the health challenges you would have faced at the time you select. You will need to use at least four of the ‘Achievements’ references to build your creative role play. Describe conditions and challenges of the time period and conditions selected.
I would expect this essay to cover an estimated three and a half pages double-spaced, 12 font MINIMUM.
(c) Role play essay part II – 21st century
Objective: Discuss the 20th century’s public health contributions to your current life and the challenges you and YOUR children/grandchildren will face as you age in the 21st century.
Demonstrate that you have knowledge of the public health achievements of the 20th century and challenges of the 21st century. Note that the ‘Achievements’ references also address challenges still remaining in 1999. Include Dr. Frieden’s article as a reference. Cite references used.
Include references. I would expect this essay to cover an estimated two and a half pages double-spaced, 12 font MINIMUM.
Achievements in Public Health series:
Ten Great Public Health Achievements
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4850bx.htm
Infectious Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4829a1.htm
Tobacco use
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4843a2.htm
Safer and healthier foods (nutrition)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4840a1.htm
Family planning
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4847a1.htm
Healthier mothers and babies
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4838a2.htm
Oral health, including fluoridation
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4841a1.htm
Improvements in workplace safety
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4822a1.htm
Vaccines
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056803.htm
Changes in public health system
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4850a1.htm
Decline in deaths due to heart disease and stroke
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4830a1.htm
Motor vehicle safety
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4818a1.htm
2000-2010 follow up to Achievements series:
http://www.cdc.gov/washington/docs/greatachievements.pdf
The Future of Public Health – 21st Century Challenges – Frieden
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