Instruction
Students are required to submit responses to one of the three case studies below. Each case covers a topic of interest in global health. Case studies representing global efforts in dealing with a particular health condition in a specific country will be presented. Students are expected to write a reaction paper in reference to the case study.
The case analysis paper will carry 25 points, allotted as follows: writing skills (grammar, punctuation, structure, etc.) 5 points; clear expression of opinion/thoughts 5 points; and SWOT/PESTEL analysis of the case 15 points.
You can use bullet points under the headings as long as you hit all the points indicated. Just remember you are trying to get 25 points. In your response:
Discuss the importance to United States of the health condition or program under consideration;
Discuss the global importance of the health condition or program under consideration;
Complete a PESTEL (Political, Economic, Socio-cultural, Technological, Environmental and Legal) analysis or a SWOT(Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis
Describe how the case study has impacted your thinking/knowledge about global health concerns.
Please include your references in (APA format). Use at least four references. Links to two sources have been provided for you. Please figure out to cite them correctly in APA format.
Choose one case study from the list below.
(1) Zika Virus Outbreak in Brazil (use PESTEL analysis)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/pdfs/mm6503e2.pdf
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1602113#t=article
(2) Curbing Tobacco Use in Poland (use PESTEL analysis)
http://www.cgdev.org/doc/millions/MS_case_14.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4367772/pdf/tlcr-03-05-280.pdf
(3) Reducing Malaria in Swaziland (use SWOT analysis)
http://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/sites/default/files/content/ghg/country-briefings/africa/Swaziland2013.pdf
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/resources/marketing/docs/GHD025p2.pdf