Directions: Read the following question and respond in the box provided. Your answer should be no longer than 500 words and does not require citations. It only requires your critical reflection and proper spelling/grammar/punctuation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ranked the top ten list of great public health achievements of the twentieth century as follows:
Routine use of vaccination
Improvements in motor vehicle safety
Safer workplaces
Control of infectious diseases
Decline in deaths from heart disease and stroke
Safer and healthier foods
Healthier mothers and babies
Family planning
Fluoridation of drinking water
Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
Of these areas, which one (or ones) would you want to spend a career in public or community health making more improvements towards and why?