Healthcare is a multidisciplinary field, e.g., there are primary care physicians, specialists, nurses, technicians, pharmacists, administrators, and others. They all work together as a single unit for common goals…”safe and quality in patient care.”
Public health is no different. Public health is also a multidisciplinary field composed of epidemiologists, environmentalists, biostatisticians, behavioral scientists, and/or health educators. Public health also includes specialists in clinical research, chronic disease, infectious disease, emergency medical services, food safety, global emergency preparedness, and response professionals. Some public health specialists focus on health disparities, international/global health, laboratory practices, maternal and child health concerns, women’s health, mental health, nutrition/dietetics, occupational health and safety, and toxicology. Finally, there are public health officials that focus on the economics or finance, of public health and communities, in addition to public health laws and public health policies.
You Decide!
For this term paper, choose one of the public health topics below. The term paper should be 10 pages or more, not including the cover page and reference page. Research your topic and show how your topic is integrated and/or has a positive effect on populations and community health. Example topics would be,
Environmental: Recycling Waste, or Chronic Disease: Risk Factors and Prevention, or Biostatisticians’ Effect on Positive Social Change.
Term Paper Topics
• Mercury in fish
• Air quality, indoor
• Indoor air pollutants
• Anthrax
• Arboviruses
• Arsenic
• Asbestos
• Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
• Public Health Preparedness and Response
• Mad Cow Disease
• Flu (Seasonal)
• Formaldehyde
• Hazardous Substances
Emergency Events
Surveillance (HSEES)
• Health Hazards Control
• Hepatitis
• HIV/AIDS
• Hydrochloric Acid
• Infection control measures
• Influenza Sentinel Surveillance
In about 250 words, following the conclusion of your paper, apply the Saint Leo University core value of excellence in a brief proposal for a community health improvement initiative to turn a negative into positive regarding your chosen topic. Incorporate at least one additional reference above and beyond the textbook and cite both the textbook and your external reference(s) using APA style. (The textbook is “An Introduction to Community Health” by James F. Mckenzie)
Saint Leo core value of excellence is:
All of us, individually and collectively, work hard to ensure that our students develop the character, learn the skills, and assimilate the knowledge essential to become morally responsible leaders. The success of our University depends upon a conscientious commitment to our mission, vision, and goals.