week 7 Case study HIST405N

PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN THE COLD WAR ERA (1960-1970s) 5

Public Health and Medicine in the Cold War Era (1960-1970s)

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Chamberlain University

HIST 405 American History

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[Please delete all instructions once you have completed this case study. Length: 4-5 double-spaced pages. Use a minimum of one (1) documented example from your US History OpenStax course text and four (4) scholarly sources from the Chamberlain Library. Remember, sources for this case study are found under the “Available Resources” section. Add in-text citations and end references, and double-space the writing once completed. The course text has already been added to the references, but please add your additional scholarly source to the list.]

Introduction

The 1960s and 1970s were an era of political and social turbulence that witnessed the continuation of breakthroughs in medicine and public health. Describe public health as a social movement.

Assess the impact of Rachel Carson's work, Silent Spring (1962), on environmental health hazards.

Evaluate the outcome of Jean Heller’s report in the 1970s regarding unethical medical practices surrounding the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. How do you think this was a significant move toward the National Research Act of 1974?

Analyze the Supreme Court’s rulings in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972), and Roe v. Wade (1973). What changes do we see, if any, regarding these Supreme Court cases today? Defend your answers with documented examples.

Considering the breakthroughs in health and medicine during the 1960s and 1970s, discuss how these achievements have impacted medical practices and scientific research in the new millennium.

Conclusion

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[Add four additional scholarly sources; ensure sources are arranged in alphabetical order, and double-check APA document formatting.]

Corbett, P. S., Janssen, V., Lund, J. M., Pfannestiel, T., Vickery, P., & Waskiewicz, S. (2023, July 6). U.S. History. OpenStax, OER Commons. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history