Imagine you are hired as a global health consultant called in to address a public health issue. Understanding the problem and its impact on health is critical to finding solutions to successfully improve the health of populations. This application is intended to give you a head start to your Application Assignment.
To prepare for this Application Assignment, review the P.E.R.I. (Problem Etiology Recommendations Implementation) public health model described in your text, “Evidence-Based Public Health.” Select a public health issue from one of the health concerns addressed in this week’s resources.
To complete this Application Assignment, write a 1- to 2-page overview of your selected public health issue, with the information requested below. Please provide references for your information. This overview will help you establish a basic understanding for your
Global health consultant Application Assignment.
• Be sure to include information about the following as it relates to your selected health issue:
1. Problem: What is the health problem or issue? Use appropriate sources, including Public Health data sources (CDC, Census, etc.), to describe this problem.
2. What population does it impact?
3. Etiology: What is/are the contributory causes? What is the burden of disease for this health issue?
4. Recommendations: What can be done to reduce the health impact of your issue?
5. Implementation: How can we get the job done to improve health in this population? What organizations or professionals should be involved?
Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources, as required.
• Required Resources
Media:
• Video: Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (2008, March 27). A New Era of Preparedness. CDC TV Health Matters. Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/EraOfPreparedness/index.html
“New Era of Preparedness” video courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Transcripts also provided by the CDC.