The terms and methodology you have learned throughout the course should be used

The terms and methodology
you have learned throughout the course should be used in addition to the
resources shared in the course and your own research. Please refer back through
the course and incorporate this learning in your assignment to support your
analysis and add visuals such as data in charted forms.
The following items
should be addressed:
WHAT
is the COVID-19 pandemic? When did it become critical? Share statistics on
death rates, and increases in prevalence over time in the US compared to
other countries.
WHO
is this impacting? Who is dying at greater rates? Paint a picture of the
lives impacted: friends, family, communities, government providers, health
organizations, etc. Be sure to include a discussion on the racial
disparities on death rates and why you think this occurred and how you as
a changemaker have ideas on solutions to these disparities. Find an
interesting story or different angle from your research to share. What
struck you on the WHO of this population?
WHY?
Why did the country-specific epidemic become a pandemic? Who is to blame
or who is being blamed? Discuss the key players as well as the victims.
WHY must this pandemic be addressed? What might the United States have
done differently to improve outcomes and why?
WHERE
is this problem the greatest? Identify and discuss regions hit hardest by
this pandemic. What are the statistics in your state or country? Which
other countries were hardest hit by this pandemic and why? Be sure to
relate your answer to the WHO and WHY you already discussed as there is
inter-relatedness that is important to discuss.
WHAT
is being done to stop this pandemic and others to follow? WHO is doing the
best job and HOW and WHY?
Discuss
your own concerns regarding this pandemic and any suggested
recommendations. This could include lack of adequate testing for COVID-19
early in the pandemic in the US, lack of Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE), supply chain issues, quality control, lack of political
unification, etc.
Explain
whether or not you better understand the principles of epidemiology and
how it can be applied to managerial roles. What more do you need to know?
How does your role as a changemaker move you to apply what you have
learned?