Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part I\t\u00a0\tFor your final project, you will be researching an individual and their contribution to community and public health. Because of the size of this project, you will be doing the first part of this project in Week 3 then adding the final portion in Week 5. You have the option of writing a paper or putting together a presentation. Details are below the outline. Overall, you will be researching an historical figure in the public health world, their contribution to public health, and how their work helped shape the public health system. Furthermore, you will be analyzing how their contribution from the past continues to contribute to today’s public health system and how it might guide future work within the industry.\tFollow this outline to help formulate your paper or presentation:\t\tACTION:\u00a0Select one of the historical figures and their associated public health topic\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Margaret Higgins Sanger\/Reproductive health\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rachel Carson\/Environmental health\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Franklin D. Roosevelt\/Health care administration\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Snow\/Communicable and infectious disease\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luther T. Terry\/Smoking\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W. E. B. DuBois\/Social determinants of health\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Larry Kramer\/Health activism\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An individual of your own choice:\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 YOU MUST OBTAIN INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL IN ADVANCE\tACTION:\u00a0Research the individual’s background\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GRADED ELEMENT:Describe your selected person’s biographical background (i.e. experience).\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HELP:This can include resume elements such as birthdate, location, education, and brief statement of their contribution to public health. (Reminder: biographical information can be easily plagiarized. Please do not copy from your biographical websites. Paraphrase and\/or quote and cite everything according to APA.)\tACTION:\u00a0Research the barriers and issue of the time\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GRADED ELEMENT:Analyze the climate of the time period in terms of political, socioeconomic, environmental and technological context in which this person worked\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HELP:Think about whether this person was up against resistance or was their work welcomed.[For example, if you were writing on Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, you would note that slavery was prevalent and accepted at the time and the change was welcomed by some and rejected by others]\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GRADED ELEMENT:Examine the personal beliefs of your person that prompted this work.\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HELP:You are basically addressing the question: “Why did this person get involved with the issue at the time?”\ufffd [In continuing the Lincoln example above, you would note that black people were considered property, not people; yet Lincoln believed everyone had equal rights regardless of skin color].\tACTION:\u00a0Think about how this person overcame the barriers and issues\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GRADED ELEMENT:Examine how this individual overcame and\/or confronted any adversities to succeed in his\/her task\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HELP:Questions to consider: What did the person specifically do? Did they have any allies? How did their actions succeed\/fail?\tACTION:\u00a0Think about the importance of the contribution to community\/public health at the time\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GRADED ELEMENT:Describe the final outcome of this individual’s contribution to community and\/or public health\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HELP:Think about this question: What occurred as a result of this person’s action?\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GRADED ELEMENT:Explain what his\/her contribution did for overall community and\/or public health at the time\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HELP:Think about this question: What was the purpose for the community and\/or nation?[In the Lincoln example, the explanation would involve a national recognition of human rights of all people, regardless of skin color]\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GRADED ELEMENT: Explain why this contribution was so important at that particular point in history\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HELP:Think about this question: What made this important for our nation?[In the Lincoln example, you would answer the question: Why was it so important that Lincoln freed the slaves?]\tYou have a choice of which format you wish to present your findings:\tFormat 1: Written Paper\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Must be at least 4 pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Must include a separate title page with the following:\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Title of paper\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Students name\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Course name and number\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Instructor’s name\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Date submitted\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Must use at least four scholarly sources (one of those may be the course text).\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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