Critically examine one key global public health issue, the key factors influencing it, the role of global institutions, and the global health policies and programmes developed to tackle them.

Assessment task: Essay

Critically examine one key global public health issue, the key factors influencing it, the role of global institutions, and the global health policies and programmes developed to tackle them.

ESSAY OUTLINE

• Introduction

• Background

o What is global public health? Definition, criticisms, key themes and issues about what global public health means…

o Define your global health issue (malaria, diabetes…)

* What it is

* What health effects there are at a person,  community, and global levels. Also discuss  the social, economic and environmental effects (determinants) that then affect health.  

o Why is your global health issue important?

* Use global statistics on your global health issue  (and regional if you think its relevant).

* Discuss key trends in how that issue has developed over time (past, present, future).

* What  are the main global drivers of your global health issue.

• How is your global health issue being tackled (from a public health perspective)

o What is the global policy related to your global health issue

o Who are the key global actors (could also be regional and national) relevant to your global health issue and what do they do, what role do they play?

o Identify key prevention approaches that are currently used to tackle your global health issue (where appropriate you can discuss early diagnosis and prevention - prophylactic - medical treatment as prevention approaches) 

o What criticisms are being made about the policy, actors and prevention approaches.

o What evaluations have been carried out on the policy and prevention approaches and what did they find.

o What are new prevention approaches are being researched currently.

• Conclusion

o Wrap up of your opinion and thinking on future policies and approaches.

THE GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES HAVE CHOOSEN IS HIV