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300 words 30 hours ago

We are all unique individuals, but we experience health and the lack of health not just as individuals but also as a community. The presence of one sick individual is a threat to the health of a family, school, country, planet. Likewise, it's also not wise (or even possible) to insure the health some (usually employed, wealthy people) in a society and forget about the health of others. To riff off of what Dr. MLK Jr. said: Sickness anywhere is a threat to health everywhere. This is a truth that infectious diseases teach us.

In 300 words، Now think holistically about the information you’ve gathered about COVID-19  , and try to tie together the different concepts you’ve been introduced to (e.g., medical facts about the virus, community health, flattening the curve, social distancing, health insurance systems). Write about the role of both individuals and communities in this pandemic. This is a free-writing assignment so you can write about specific topics within COVID-19 that interest you most, e.g., individuals'/community's roles in spreading the virus, in solving the problem, in being perpetrators or victims of racism, how family roles change, etc.