You are writing a letter trying to convince the United States President that we need to further the funding towards prevention programs of one the achievements.You have to choose 1 out of the 10 achievements.
1. Vaccinationresulted in the eradication of smallpox; elimination of poliomyelitis in the Americas; and control of measles, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and other infectious diseases in the United States and other parts of the world.
2. Motor-vehicle safetyresulted from engineering efforts to make both vehicles and highways safer and from successful efforts to change personal behavior (e.g., increased use of safety belts, child safety seats, and motorcycle helmets and decreased drinking and driving). These efforts have contributed to large reductions in motor-vehicle-related deaths.
3. Safer work workplaceswork-related health problems, such as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (black lung), and silicosis — common at the beginning of the century — have come under better control. Severe injuries and deaths related to mining, manufacturing, construction, and transportation also have decreased.
4. Control of infectious diseasesresulted from clean water and improved sanitation. Infections such as typhoid and cholera transmitted by contaminated water, a major cause of illness and death early in the 20th century, have been reduced dramatically by improved sanitation. In addition, the discovery of antimicrobial therapy has been critical to successful public health efforts to control infections such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
5. Decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and strokeresulted from risk-factor modification, such as smoking cessation and blood pressure control coupled with improved access to early detection and better treatment.
6. Safer and healthier foodsresulted from decreases in microbial contamination and increases in nutritional content. Identifying essential micronutrients and establishing food-fortification programs have almost eliminated major nutritional deficiency diseases such as rickets, goiter, and pellagra in the United States.
7. Healthier mothers and babiesresulted from better hygiene and nutrition, availability of antibiotics, greater access to health care, and technologic advances in maternal and neonatal medicine.
8. Family planningaltered social and economic roles of women. Family planning has provided health benefits such as smaller family size and longer interval between the birth of children; increased opportunities for preconceptional counseling and screening; fewer infant, child, and maternal deaths; and the use of barrier contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and other STDs.
9. Fluoridation of drinking waterbenefits both children and adults by effectively preventing tooth decay, regardless of socioeconomic status or access to care. Fluoridation has played an important role in the reductions in tooth decay and tooth loss.
10. Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazardresulted in changes in social norms to prevent initiation of tobacco use, promote cessation of use, and reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
And remember you only have to choose 1!!!
Has to be at least 5 full pages long
Title Page with name, focus area
Double-Space
Times New Roman, 12-point font
Remember, you are attempting to persuade the President on an important issue.
Page 1: Title page-first and last name, course , Ten Great Public Health Achievement
Pages 2 and 3: Backgroundat least 1 full page (no more, no less)
Why is this problem a big issue?
Why should the President of the U.S. care? Who is affected? (Give statistics.)
How are they affected?
Why are they affected more than others?
Page 4: Recommendationsat least 1 full page
Possible solutions or recommendations that you came across during your research, and
Maybe you can solve the nations problem and have some insight on the issue so tell me what you think.
Page 5: Referencesmust have at least 2.
Reference, reference, reference!
Quotations when directly quoting an outside source, use quotation marks
Paraphrasing or citing an idea when summarizing an outside source in your own words
Can be cited using either MLA or APA formatsbe consistent
Resources that may help
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056796.htm. http://www.whatispublichealth.org/impact/achievements.html. http://www.cdc.gov/about/history/tengpha.htm.
