3 Discussions and One assignment. Discussions Initial Post should be 150-200 words Initial Post for all and 2 replies of 50-60 words for each discussions. Due in 24 hours
Module 4 Discussion
Go to
Public Health Jobs
and search for a job in either the fields of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Your original post should discuss the following items.1.) What is the job?2.) What education is required for this job?3.) What is the salary range for the job?4.) Are there any requirements for the job besides education?5.) How does this job fit in either the field of Epidemiology and Biostatistics ?Then, comment on one or more student’s original post by providing additional information you found about the job and what they could do to obtain the job.
Module 4 Activity & Discussion
View the1993 NOVA documentary video “The Deadly Deception,” which tells the story of several African American men from rural Alabama who were unknowing participants in a US government-run human experiment of untreated syphilis, also known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
Browse the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) website "The Tuskegee Timeline." Note that events pertaining to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study spanned over 100 years, the study continued until 1972, and a national apology was not given until 1997!
Discuss the Tuskegee Syphilis Study with your assigned group. Consider the testimonies of the men that were interviewed in the documentary with regard to such things as: the timing of events, the people involved as investigators, and the specifics of the experiment, including procedures performed, “treatments” offered, incentives for participation, actions taken to withhold penicillin, etc. You must
provide at least one substantive group discussion post by Thursday
at 11:59PM ET.
Then, suggest and discuss ways that the actions of the investigators of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study violated the three basic ethical principles of research involving human subjects outlined in “The Belmont Report” of 1979. You must
provide at least one additional group discussion post by Sunday
at 11:59PM ET.
Module 5 Discussion
Describe the steps in the policy cycle depicted in Figure 4.5 on page 73 in your textbook. How do risk assessment and risk management inform the environmental health policy cycle? Integrate course material in your response and include at least one concrete example of risk management.
Postings must be a minimum of 150 words and no longer than approximately 250 words in length, with proper grammar and spelling. No postings linked into the discussion board will be accepted. Postings must be written directly onto the discussion board so that they are immediately visible to encourage peer reading.
Module 3 Assignment
This assignment is both a treasure hunt and a “context assessment”. You will find all of the clues below. The treasure is worth up to 20 points.Review the Environmental Health and Social Determinants of Health topics on t.
3 Discussions and One assignment. Discussions Initial Post should be.docx
1. 3 Discussions and One assignment. Discussions Initial Post
should be 150-200 words Initial Post for all and 2 replies of 50-
60 words for each discussions. Due in 24 hours
Module 4 Discussion
Go to
Public Health Jobs
and search for a job in either the fields of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics. Your original post should discuss the following
items.1.) What is the job?2.) What education is required for this
job?3.) What is the salary range for the job?4.) Are there any
requirements for the job besides education?5.) How does this
job fit in either the field of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
?Then, comment on one or more student’s original post by
providing additional information you found about the job and
what they could do to obtain the job.
Module 4 Activity & Discussion
View the1993 NOVA documentary video “The Deadly
Deception,” which tells the story of several African American
men from rural Alabama who were unknowing participants in a
US government-run human experiment of untreated syphilis,
also known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
Browse the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC)
website "The Tuskegee Timeline." Note that events pertaining
to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study spanned over 100 years, the
study continued until 1972, and a national apology was not
given until 1997!
2. Discuss the Tuskegee Syphilis Study with your assigned group.
Consider the testimonies of the men that were interviewed in
the documentary with regard to such things as: the timing of
events, the people involved as investigators, and the specifics of
the experiment, including procedures performed, “treatments”
offered, incentives for participation, actions taken to withhold
penicillin, etc. You must
provide at least one substantive group discussion post by
Thursday
at 11:59PM ET.
Then, suggest and discuss ways that the actions of the
investigators of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study violated the three
basic ethical principles of research involving human subjects
outlined in “The Belmont Report” of 1979. You must
provide at least one additional group discussion post by Sunday
at 11:59PM ET.
Module 5 Discussion
Describe the steps in the policy cycle depicted in Figure 4.5 on
page 73 in your textbook. How do risk assessment and risk
management inform the environmental health policy cycle?
Integrate course material in your response and include at least
one concrete example of risk management.
Postings must be a minimum of 150 words and no longer than
approximately 250 words in length, with proper grammar and
spelling. No postings linked into the discussion board will be
accepted. Postings must be written directly onto the discussion
board so that they are immediately visible to encourage peer
reading.
3. Module 3 Assignment
This assignment is both a treasure hunt and a “context
assessment”. You will find all of the clues below. The treasure
is worth up to 20 points.Review the Environmental Health and
Social Determinants of Health topics on the
Healthy People 2020 Topics and Objectives
web page, published by the Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (ODPHP, 2019).Choose one of these topics
you would like to examine more closely. Read the information
provided in the Overview tab. List the key themes or areas,
along with one issue associated with each one. Next, select ONE
of the issues, and briefly describe how the factor impacts health
disparities. Therefore, reflect on how this variable may affect
your personal context (your neighborhood, your city, our
region) and explain your personal take on it.
Include one additional in-text citation from the textbook or
other assigned reading that references this issue as
well.Responses should be approximately 100-200 words.
Include at least two different in-text reference citations from
the assigned readings. In-text reference citations e.g., (Author,
Date) should be used for attribution when summarizing content
(see the guidance provided in the Additional Resources folder
on the course home page). A full reference citation is not
required for this assignment.