Part I: Review and reflect on one of the topics below. Each category represents a public health problem in the U.S. After you select your topic, research and review one source and share two important facts along with your opinion or feelings with your classmates.

Mental Health as a Public Health Problem
Overweight and Obesity as Public Health Problems
Smoking and Tobacco Use
Vaping/E-cigarettes
Veteran Health
Distracted Driving
Natural Disasters and Severe Weather
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Opioid Overdose
Part II: Review and reflect on one of the topics below. Each category presents an issue related to social justice in the U.S. After you select your topic, research and review one source and share two important facts along with your opinion or feelings with your classmates.

Health
Shelter
Education
Food
Clean Environment (air and water)
Access to Healthcare
Part III: Finally, share three takeaways you gained from KINE 2350.  For example, what would you tell a family member or friend about this class?  What were highlights for you?  What will you remember five years from now due to your participation in class activities, your experience trip, team-based learning activities, or overall?

Things I learned: can choose 3
Learned how to write a bibliography
public health services: assurance, assessment, policy development
working in a team in an online course
interviewing a public health professional

Within the Discussion Board area, write 400600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
No other country in the world has a health care system like that of the United States. For this Discussion Board assignment, complete the following:
Choose a developed country and discuss how its model of health care (e.g., national health insurance, national health system, or socialized health insurance) differs from that of the United States.
Discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses of that model in comparison to what is offered in the United States.