Question 1. Considering your current position in public health or your desired position in public health, discuss the professional and ethical issues that you face or may face in the collection, use, and sharing/reporting of data.
Are there certain sources or types of data that you believe are more likely to raise ethical questions or issue? Which ones? How do you "balance" your personal ethics, your faith and values with those of your organization and the public health profession when they conflict?
Word count -750 words
Question 2. Case Study
Download and complete the Owego case study found in the Required Studies and the following Aids:
- Field Epidemiology & Outbreak Investigations
- http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/index.html
- http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/investigating-outbreaks/investigations/index.html
- http://www.cdc.gov/eis/casestudies/xoswego.401.303.compendium.pdf
Apply the content, skills, and tools discussed during the first three weeks of the course to complete the case study. Make sure to upload responses to all questions, including computations, and completed tables.
A scanner will probably be needed and you are expected to supply your own graph paper, or you can generate the graphs on the computer.