Background:
The 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing disease that has devastated many countries all over the world. The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 30, 2020, and recognized it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. As of April 27, 2020, more than 3 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 185 countries and territories, resulting in more than 208,000 deaths. More than 878,000 people have recovered.

Assignment: (See the Rubric for assignment grading)

Based on your knowledge of the pandemic and its effects on the United States (US), please provide a 3 page, double spaced written report of the following areas:

– What is the role of politics during the pandemic, and its influence on healthcare, education, equity and economy.
– If citizens are not well in a country, various industries may be negatively impacted because the citizens cannot work to produce goods. This is my definition of the country’s health. What is the role of the “country’s health” on the following industries: food & agriculture, automotive, and entertainment. How has the country’s health influenced these industries?
– If you were currently employed as a public health professional in the US, what would be your recommendation to improve the current health crisis and get Americans back to work safely.

Grading Rubric for the Report
 Content
  4.0 pts
Proficient
Strong introduction, paper provides a clear, arguable, well- developed, and a definitive statement of the issue/topic and its importance or significance. It clearly delineates subtopics to be reviewed.
3.0 pts
Competent Adequate introduction, paper provides a statement of the issue/topic. However, the thesis of the paper is not clear.
 2.0 pts
Novice
Weak or no introduction of topic, paper’s purpose is unclear/thesis is weak or missing.
  4.0 pts
 Organization
  3.0 pts
Proficient
Paper is well organized with good narrative flow. Ideas flow logically from one point to the other, transitioning from paragraph to paragraph. Presentation of ideas is not repetitive.
2.0 pts
Competent
Paper provides a somewhat clear and logical development with basic transitions between and within paragraphs. Sometimes repetitive
 1.0 pts
Novice
Paper lacks development of ideas with weak or no transitions between and within paragraphs
  3.0 pts
 Grammar
   3.0 pts
Proficient Grammatical errors are absent
 2.0 pts Competent
Some grammatical errors
  1.0pts
Novice
Numerous grammatical errors
   3.0 pts
Total Possible Student Points Points: 10pts Earned: