Over the course of the last two years, we have been living through arguably the most profound public health crisis of the 21st century thus far.  For this short, written assignment we will discuss the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted the health care professionals in your community, both positively and negatively.  :

Public health crisis of the 21st century

SOSC 1801: Health Controversies Short Written Assignment.  Over the course of the last two years, we have been living through arguably the most profound public health crisis of the 21st century thus far: the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our day-to-day life and society, and has fundamentally changed the way we experience our world, our health, and one another. COVID-19 has also had a profound impact on our health care system and its professionals, institutions, and technologies.

Public health crisis of the 21st century

For this short, written assignment: 1. Reflect upon the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted the health care professionals in your community, both positively and negatively. 2. Reflect upon the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted, changed and re-ordered health care institutions in your community. 3. Reflect upon the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted health technology, in terms of testing, research, therapeutics and vaccinations in your community. Your short assignment should: 1. Be approximately 2 pages, double-spaced (approx. 500 words, no more than 750 words), standard fonts and margins.

Public health crisis of the 21st century

2. Be written in proper essay format, including a thesis, body, and formal conclusion. 3. Be written in scholarly, academic language. 4. Use at least one journal article to support each of the 3 body paragraphs in your essay (professionals, institutions & technologies). Where a journal article in support of your argument(s) cannot be found, you may use a federal or provincial government report, or recognized media source (no fake news!), in place of a journal article. Make sure to cite (in-text) these sources, using APA referencing. Include a reference list at the end of your assignment.

Public health crisis of the 21st century

A handy online guide to APA referencing can be found at: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_styl e_guide/general_format.html A helpful video on how to use the online York University Library search engine can be found under the “Course Announcements” section of our E-Class page. 5. Be submitted via E-Class, on October 17th, to both the Assignment Folder and the Turnitin portal by 11:59pm. The Assignment Folder and the Turnitin portal can be found under the “Course Announcements” section on our E-Class page. Your TA may request a hardcopy of your essay for grading. https://youtu.be/8maFVItzDTY

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