Epidemiology/ Public Health in American

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Two hundred word each question:

Question #1

Discuss a historical figure in epidemiology and what he/she has contributed to the field (do not use examples given in the lesson).

Question #2

1. Why is this topic important to Public Health? Why did you select this topic? What is its importance? How can we get involved?

#1 – Describe some actions taken by the government to ensure that people are safer and healthier today than we were 100 years ago.

#2 – Identify a health issue in your community. What are some risk factors associated with that problem? Suggest a possible intervention that the community may take to ameliorate the problem?

#3 – Give an example of a measure that would improve public health but might limit some people’s freedom. Who would benefit? Whose freedom would be limited?