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Research the historical figures below and their associated public health topic, their contribution to public health, and how their work helped shape the public health system. Furthermore, analyze how their contribution from the past continues to contribute to today’s public health system and how it might guide future work within the industry.

·  John Snow/Communicable and infectious disease

• Describe your selected person’s biographical background (i.e. experience).
  • HELP: This can include resume elements such as birthdate, location, education, and brief statement of their contribution to public health. (Reminder: biographical information can be easily plagiarized. Please do not copy from your biographical websites. Paraphrase and/or quote and cite everything according to APA.)
  • ACTION: Research the individual’s background
  • GRADED ELEMENT: Describe your selected person’s biographical background (i.e. experience).HELP: This can include resume elements such as birthdate, location, education, and brief statement of their contribution to public health. (Reminder: biographical information can be easily plagiarized. Please do not copy from your biographical websites. Paraphrase and/or quote and cite everything according to APA.)
  • ACTION: Research the barriers and issue of the time
  • GRADED ELEMENT: Analyze the climate of the time period in terms of political, socioeconomic, environmental and technological context in which this person worked
  • HELP: Think about whether this person was up against resistance or was their work welcomed. [For example, if you were writing on Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, you would note that slavery was prevalent and accepted at the time and the change was welcomed by some and rejected by others]
  • GRADED ELEMENT: Examine the personal beliefs of your person that prompted this work.
  • HELP: You are basically addressing the question: “Why did this person get involved with the issue at the time?” [In continuing the Lincoln example above, you would note that black people were considered property, not people; yet Lincoln believed everyone had equal rights regardless of skin color].
  • ACTION: Think about how this person overcame the barriers and issues
  • GRADED ELEMENT: Examine how this individual overcame and/or confronted any adversities to succeed in his/her task
  • HELP: Questions to consider: What did the person specifically do? Did they have any allies? How did their actions succeed/fail?
  • ACTION: Think about the importance of the contribution to community/public health at the time
  • GRADED ELEMENT: Describe the final outcome of this individual’s contribution to community and/or public health
  • HELP: Think about this question: What occurred as a result of this person’s action?
  • GRADED ELEMENT: Explain what his/her contribution did for overall community and/or public health at the time
  • HELP: Think about this question: What was the purpose for the community and/or nation? [In the Lincoln example, the explanation would involve a national recognition of human rights of all people, regardless of skin color]
  • GRADED ELEMENT: Explain why this contribution was so important at that particular point in history
  • HELP: Think about this question: What made this important for our nation? [In the Lincoln example, you would answer the question: Why was it so important that Lincoln freed the slaves?]
  • Must be at least 6 pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Students name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
  • Must use at least six scholarly sources.
  • Must document all sources in APA style.
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style.

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Instructions

For this assignment you will be creating a social media plan to inform the public about a current health problem.

First, click here to download a copy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Media Toolkit.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). Social Media Toolkit. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/tools/guidelines/pd…

Next, choose a population health issue that is currently affecting your community or state, the United States, or has become a global health issue. Using the information from the toolkit, create a social media plan to inform the public of the health issue you chose. Be sure to:

1. Describe your target audience.
2. Choose at least 3 ways social media will be used to reach the target audience.
3. Briefly describe the content that will be included for each of your 3 or more social media outlets.
4. List at least one pro and one con for using social media to inform the public about the health issue you chose.

Requirements

• The social media plan should be at least 500 words in length.
• There should be a minimum of three credible references used, which should be listed in APA format.
• Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written assignments. Go to Content, Course Resources and then Course Documents in the classroom.