select a way in which your life has been impacted by a specific public health issue, and provide a 300 word write up describing ways in which your selected public health issue has affected your life and the life of others in the community.
Last night during lecture, in framing the discussion about the significance of bioterrorism to public health practice, I mentioned the fact that one significant public health-oriented incident (i.e., biological agent release, major disaster event, pandemic) can paralyze not only other important public health services, but many significant functions in a community. Members of our class then provided approximately 10 examples of ways in which COVID-19 has affected the community at large. Likewise, there are health threats and issues other than COVID-19 that affect our day-to-day life. You are to complete the assignment COVID Isnt Everything, which is referenced on your syllabus under the Bioterrorism lecture of last night, by completing the following:1. Consider the fact that while COVID-19 is ridiculously important to all of us, there are other ways in which our lives have been positively or negatively impacted by public health. You are to select a way in which your life has been impacted by a specific public health issue, and provide a 300 word write up (approximately three to four paragraphs, though you can do a word count) describing ways in which your selected public health issue has affected your life and the life of others in the community.2. Your write up should cite the concern with a degree of specificity, and should succinctly summarize the way(s) in which this issue impacts day to day life.3. Your write up should not only briefly describe ways in which this issue/problem affects your life and the lives of others, but should also include at least one suggestion for how public health measures or collaborative efforts might provide greater health and stability in addressing this issue (i.e., improve this issue).
