Assignment task: Consider pandemics such as the Spanish Flu in the early 1900s and COVID-19, which began in 2020. Each of them added a significant loss of human life beyond averages pre- and post-pandemic.
1. What are some of the biological changes that individuals experience as it relates to grief and loss? Be sure to include both physical health, emotional health, and mental health.
2. What do you think local Departments of Health can do to help mitigate the impact of the extra and significant loss of human life for survivors? Give examples in terms of physical, emotional, and mental health. Consider programs as well as policies.
3. In your opinion, what are both State and Federal governments' obligations to its citizens in terms of large-scale health crises? Justify your rationale. Refer to Social Work Disposition #12: Standard: Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society when responding to this prompt.
4. How do pandemics/crises affect individuals and communities in the ways they cope with grief and loss?
Be sure to cite three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content. Use only sources found at the GCU Library or those provided in Class Resources.
Include introduction and conclusion.