writers choice

Posted: December 10th, 2013

Case Assignment:
In not less than 7 pages, select a region or country from Africa or Asia and
single out one persistent health problem. Analyze the current status of this
health problem and investigate what the national government is undertaking to
address this health problem. On your paper, be sure you address the following:
1. What are international organizations such as the U.N., WHO, USAID or the
World Bank undertaking to contribute to the solution of the problem?
2. Do you think the problem will be addressed by these aforementioned
measures? Why or why not?
Incorporate class readings into your paper. You may further research on the
topic beyond what was taken up in class.

Some of the readings
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). About the CDC. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/cio.htm

Duke University Medical Center. (2005). Who are the stakeholders in health care? Retrieved from http://patientsafetyed.duhs.duke.edu/module_a/introduction/stakeholders.html

International Medical Volunteers Association. (n.d.). The major international health organizations. Retrieved from http://www.imva.org/Pages/orgfrm.htm

United States Department of Health and Human Services. (2011). About HHS. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/about/

Tobacco Control Legal Consortium. (2008). Laws, policies and regulations: Key terms & concepts. Retrieved from http://publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/tclc-fs-laws-policies-regs-terms-2011_0.pdf

World Health Organization. (1998). Health promotion glossary. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/hp_glossary_en.pdf
Maxwell, J. C. (n.d.). The 21 indispensable qualities of a leader: Becoming the person others will want to follow. Retrieved fromhttp://www.ansc.purdue.edu/courses/communicationskills/leaderqualities.pdf

Owen, H. (2002). What makes a leader? Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/successstrategies/2002-11-14-leader_x.htm

Riggio, R. E. (2009). Leaders: Born or made? Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/200903/leaders-born-or-made

U. S. National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health. (n.d.). Against the odds. Retrieved from http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/againsttheodds/index.cfm

United States Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Healthy People 2020. Retrieved fromhttp://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/TopicsObjectives2020/pdfs/HP2020_brochure_with_LHI_508.pdf