Public Health Agents of Change

Public Health Agents of Change

Many individuals from around the globe have played a crucial role in advancing the field of public health. These prominent figures have been extraordinary agents of social change. They opened the doors to public health, worked to eradicate and/or control diseases, developed methods for family planning, and educated the public about the importance of healthy behaviors and the social and health consequences of racism and discrimination. They established their role in maintaining individual and community health.

Review the Learning Resources provided in this module and think about the challenges that the public health figures experienced and the contributions each person has made to social change. It is recommended that you start with the provided resources as there are many available on these figures, some of which may not be of suitable quality for scholarship. However, you will likely need to find additional scholarly resources to complete this assignment. Consider the quality of the resource before using and be sure to cite all sources used in your paper.

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To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Your Instructor has provided the topic for this paper. If you do not receive your topic within 14 days of the deadline, be sure to ask the Instructor.

Review the Module 2 Assignment Learning Resources related to historical events and figures in public health. (click to expand/reduce)

In addition to the resources provided, familiarize yourself with the Walden University resources below for your Assignment. The Walden Academics Skills Center and Writing Center offer many resources to help students with their writing. Throughout your academic program at Walden, you will be required to use APA style for all your written assignments. Also, when writing at the graduate level, it is important that you use evidence from the resources and other scholarly sources to support your work. As such, it will be critical that you properly cite and reference your work.

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The Assignment

  • Submit a 3- to 5-page paper (not including title page and references) addressing the two agents of change as assigned by your Instructor.
    • Include a title page in APA format.
    • Include an APA-formatted section header for each section.
      • Describe the innovative, public health related activities that the two agents of social change were (or have been) involved with during their lifetime.
      • Compare and contrast the challenges the social change agents experienced in conducting their activities and the strategies each person used to overcome them.
      • Discuss and compare the impact the agents of social change had (or have had) on current public health systems.
      • Analyze the importance of and implications of the social change agents activities for positive social change.
      • Provide a brief reflection on how one or more achievements of these agents of social change may relate to you personally.
  • Be sure to cite the resources you used within your assignment using APA format for in-text citation and include a reference list at the end of your paper.
  • Make sure you follow APA format for all aspects of your paper.