1. Part 1:
Public health and the maintenance of the same is integral to any
developed nation. To that end, in the United States, federal,
state, and local agencies must work to establish guidelines,
rules, and requirements that provide baselines to protect the
health of the public at large. Using information from the
textbook, the library, and/or the Internet, answer the following
questions in a presentation of 2–3 pages, and provide properly
cited sources to support your answers:
How is
public health
defined?
Why should the government be charged with the management of
public health?
On the federal level, how does the Center for Disease Control
(CDC) monitor and manage public health?
How do departments of health on the state and the local level
contribute to the maintenance and management of public health?
Are public health agencies on the federal, state and local level
successful in ensuring that public health is maintained?
Part 2:
You have secured a fellowship with the United States Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working as a public
health analyst. One of the duties for this position is to “Identify
public health policy needs and coordinate the preparation of
strategies and proposals in response to those needs to promote
the achievement of public health goals.” Include the following
in your paper:
Identify 1 subpopulation of southeastern United States (infants,
African-Americans, Hispanic women, etc.).
Describe the 5 most important health concerns for the
subpopulation, including justification for your choices.
Describe the most recent state or federal policy aimed at
assisting this subpopulation’s health needs and concerns.

2. The deliverable length for your assignment is 5 pages excluding
the cover page, abstract, and reference page.
Support your work with at least 4 to 5 academic or professional
peer-reviewed sources published within the past 5 years. This
does not include your text or course materials.
For a resource guide on using the online library to search for
references, click
here
.
Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the
following criteria. Click
here
to view the grading rubric.