Week 2 – Assignment 2       

Ethics in Public Health Case Study

Step 1: Select one of the following case studies for your paper:
Jennings, B., Kahn, J., Mastroianni, A., and Parker, L. S. (n.d.). Ethics and public health: Model curriculum. Retrieved from http://www.aspph.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/EthicsCurriculum.pdf

• Module 4: Community-based practice and research: collaboration and sharing power

• Introductory information: p. 103-117 (14 pages)
• Case Study 1: Providing culturally appropriate services in a changing community p. 119-122 (4 pages)
• Question Sheet
• Module 7: Ethical issues in environmental and occupational health.

• Introductory Information: p. 157-168 (10 pages)
• Case Study 1: Environmental Injustice in Homer, Louisiana: p. 170-173 (4 pages)
• Question Sheet
• Module 9: Public health and health system reform: access, priority setting, and allocation of resources

• Introductory Information: p. 241-252 (12 pages)
• Case Study 3: Making cuts in a health department budget: p. 256 and p. 263-267 (6 pages)
• Question Sheet

Step 2: Download the question sheet for your  selected case and address them in a Q/A format, using complete  sentences. Please know that although this is not a formal written paper,  you still use APA formatting:

• Double-spaced with 1-inch margins
• Separate title page with the following:

• Title of paper
• Student’s name
• Course name and number
• Instructor’s name
• Date submitted
• Reference page formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center
• Citations as required according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center
• Must use at least two additional sources to support your answers to  the case study questions (this does not include the case itself or the  textbook)

Health Concern

Government

 Community Health RolesComplete The Community Health Roles worksheet. (Instructions are also on the first two pages of the worksheet)Part I:
Start by reviewing the articles on quasi-government and non-governmental agencies in your REQUIRED course materials. Then:Provide solid definitions of governmental agencies,  quasi-government, non-government agencies. Please do not copy your  definitions from a dictionary or any source. You  must explain these in  your own words. Copying and/or direct quoting will result in 0 points on  this portion of your assignment.Explain the difference between public health and medical services.Part II:
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the chart below. In each box in column 1, you need to select four public health concerns from the list below. (You  might want to review information on some of the suggested health topics  in Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 9 in your textbook, listed in RECOMMENDED  course materials.) Your task is to find health-related  organizations/agencies and a link to their website that address these  issues at three distinct levels:Governmental Agencies (column B)Quasi-Government Agencies (column C)Non-Governmental Agencies (column D).Then, in column E, write in one or two sentences explaining why this  issue is a public or community health concern. Remember that  public/community health focuses on populations, not individuals. Think  back to your explanation in Part II outlining the differences between  public health medical services. You are required to review scholarly  research to determine the role of public health as it relates to these  issues. Each description MUST include a citation.Please note that your description of the importance to public health  should not be rooted in the individual medical health care. Public  health focuses on populations, not individual care. See the example  below to help you with your worksheet responses.Pick 4 from this list:  Premature infants  Alzheimer’s disease Injury and violence preventionAir pollution Water pollutionDiabetes Food safetySexually Transmitted Diseases HomelessnessEmergency Preparedness SuicideAlcohol Abuse ObesitySmoking Sleep healthPost-Traumatic Stress DisorderCHART EXAMPLE:   
COLUMN A   COLUMN BCOLUMN CCOLUMN DCOLUMN E 

Quasi-Government

Non-Government

Why is this issue a significant community/public health concern?

Cancer

National Cancer Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health) (http://www.nih.gov (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)

American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org/) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Colorado State University (cancer research center)
(http://www.colostate.edu/features/cancer-collaboration-cu.aspx) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States  (HealthyPeople.gov, 2015). By researching and developing means of  prevention, we can reduce premature deaths in the population thereby  improving the health of our nation.

Reference:
HealthyPeople.gov. (2015). Cancer. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/cancer

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.