Begin by examining a global health problem, such as a particular infectious or chronic disease or type of injury. Alternatively, choose specific public health problems such as lack of access to medical or dental care, war, or a natural disaster. Research your topic by locating and reading at least three primary research articles.
Then write a 3- to 5-page paper in which you address the following: •Explain why your selected health threat is global and not national in nature. •Using the international human right to health as a framework, describe the severity of this problem. Focus particularly on the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of public health and health-care services related to your chosen global health threat. (Refer to Box 17, p. 281.) •Do you think that a human rights approach is an appropriate and effective method for addressing this particular health issue? Take a stand and justify your position.