Lead Poisoning in Monaco
students will produce a research paper highlighting a leading morbidity or mortality issue for a country of their choosing (high-, middle-, or low income country). Your evidence-based paper should include who gets the disease, why they get it, why should the international community care, and how the problem can be addressed in the fastest and most cost-effective manner. format should be: Section I. Introduction- clearly identify the health issue including magnitude Section II. Country demographic characteristics- include population characteristics, health services infrastructure, income distribution, brief overview of country culture including language spoken. Section II. Selected morbidity and mortality indicators- The paper should answer the following questions: What is the nature and magnitude of the health issue? Who is affected by it? What are the risk factors for the health issue? What are the health, economic, and social consequences of the issue? Section IV. Analysis- Discuss the role of culture and the demographic characteristics of the population exert on the selected morbidity or mortality indicator. How do the Sustainable Development Goals fit into this issue and what steps has the country taken to address them? Section V. Implications for Multicultural and Global Health. What priority steps (at least three) do you recommend be taken to address the morbidity or mortality indicator you selected? What is your rationale for these recommendations (scientific data)?
