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Each​ ​student​ ​is​ ​required​ ​to​ ​CHOOSE​ ​ONE​ ​public​ ​health​ ​issue,​ ​from​ ​the​ ​list​ ​provided​ ​below. Your​ ​paper​ ​will​ ​be​ ​related​ ​to​ ​ONLY​ ​ONE​ ​of​ ​the​ ​topics​ ​below.​ ​Choose​ ​your​ ​topic​ ​and​ ​read​ ​the source​ ​given.​ ​Then​ ​decide​ ​if​ ​you​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​specialize​ ​in​ ​one​ ​aspect​ ​of​ ​the​ ​topic.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​a RESEARCH​ ​paper​ ​but​ ​you​ ​may​ ​write​ ​about​ ​prevention,​ ​etiology,​ ​treatment,​ ​legal​ ​issues​ ​(if relevant),​ ​and​ ​/or​ ​statistics/distribution​ ​of​ ​the​ ​issue.

Papers​ ​should​ ​each​ ​be​ ​4-5​ ​pages​ ​in​ ​length.​ ​​ ​Less​ ​then​ ​4​ ​pages​ ​will​ ​be​ ​downgraded.​ ​Do​ ​NOT include​ ​an​ ​abstract.​ ​You​ ​must​ ​use​ ​APA​ ​or​ ​MLA​ ​formatting,​ ​12​ ​point​ ​font,​ ​double​ ​spacing,​ ​1” margins,​ ​and​ ​include​ ​text​ ​referencing​ ​AND​ ​a​ ​reference​ ​page​ ​with​ ​at​ ​least​ ​5​ ​references.​ ​You​ ​may include​ ​text​ ​as​ ​a​ ​reference.​ ​​ ​Please​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​cite​ ​any​ ​facts​ ​or​ ​research​ ​you​ ​use.​ ​The​ ​paper must​ ​be​ ​submitted​ ​via​ ​D2L​ ​by​ ​11:59​ ​pm​ ​Tues​ ​November​ ​28.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​are​ ​having​ ​any​ ​technical problems​ ​attaching​ ​your​ ​paper,

​ ​PUBLIC​ ​HEALTH​ ​TOPICS:

​ ​CHOOSE​ ​ONLY​ ​ONE​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​FOLLOWING​ ​TOPICS

​ ​THEN​ ​READ​ ​THROUGH​ ​THE​ ​SOURCE​ ​LISTED​ ​BELOW​ ​THE​ ​TOPIC​ ​YOU​ ​CHOSE​ ​FOR​ ​A BASIC​ ​UNDERSTANDING​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​ISSUE​ ​YOU​ ​CHOSE

​ ​​ ​1)​ ​​ ​Human​ ​Immunodeficiency​ ​Virus​ ​(HIV)/​ ​Acquired​ ​Immunodeficiency​ ​Virus​ ​(AIDS):

​ ​Starting​ ​Source:​ ​​http://www.who.int/features/qa/71/en/index.html

​ ​2)​ ​​ ​Substance​ ​Abuse:​ ​(CHOOSE​ ​ONE​ ​DRUG,​ ​e.g.​ ​Alcohol,​ ​or​ ​Marijuana,​ ​or​ ​Heroin)

​ ​Starting​ ​Source:​ ​http://www.who.int/topics/substance_abuse/en/

3)​ ​​ ​Mental​ ​Illness:​ ​(you​ ​may​ ​chose​ ​one​ ​mental​ ​illness,​ ​e.g.​ ​bipolar​ ​disorder,​ ​or​ ​depression)

​ ​Starting​ ​Source:​ ​​http://www.who.int/topics/mental_disorders/en/

4)​ ​​ ​Domestic​ ​Violence/Intimate​ ​Partner​ ​Violence:

​ ​Starting​ ​Source:​ ​www.dvrc-or.org

5)​ ​​ ​Food​ ​Security/Insecurity

​ ​Starting​ ​Source:​ ​http://www.who.int/food_crisis/en/

VERY​ ​IMPORTANT:​ ​Your​ ​paper​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​saved​ ​in​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​two​ ​formats:​ ​Microsoft​ ​Word (.doc​ ​or​ ​.docx)​ ​or​ ​Rich​ ​Text​ ​Format​ ​(.rtf).​ ​Any​ ​other​ ​format​ ​(e.g.,​ ​.wps​ ​or​ ​.lnk)​ ​will​ ​NOT​ ​BE ACCEPTED.​ ​Papers​ ​sent​ ​in​ ​other​ ​formats​ ​cannot​ ​be​ ​read.