340 week 4 Game Paper

340 B- Week 4

Week 4 Outbreak at Watersedge: A Public Health Discovery Game

· Go to the website using this link:  Outbreak at Watersedge

· Click the Play button to start the game.

· Follow the instructions. They will lead you on a search for an infected organism.

· Once you have found the infected organism, write a three- to four-page review of the process you went through and the results you obtained. You must identify the disease found and define the epidemiological process you used. Make sure to describe how you used it. This paper must be written in APA format, typed in Times New Roman with 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1” margins. Use at least two references that support your findings.

This game was developed by the Midwest Center for Life-Long-Learning in Public Health (MCLPH) funded in part by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS, Public Health Training Center Program. MCLPH is part of the Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health

http://www.mclph.umn.edu/watersedge/

Outbreak at Watersedge - University of Minnesota Welcome to WatersEdge! The need for public health professionals has never been greater. But what is "Public Health" anyway? This interactive game will introduce you to the world of public health as you help discover the source of the outbreak that has hit the small community of Watersedge and stop it before more residents get sick. www.mclph.umn.edu