27 Oct Identify the role that the FDA has in monitoring food safety.

Identify the role that the FDA has in monitoring food safety.

Describe the role of the FDA in the marketing of drugs and postmarked monitoring.

Discuss how the FDA works with other public health agencies in improving health outcomes.

I have selected the FDA as my public health agency.

 

 

 

I need to do the following: 

 

 

 

Course outcome(s) assessed in this Assignment:

 

PU120-4: Describe how public health agencies work together on local, state, federal and global levels to improve health outcomes.

 

GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

 

Instructions

 

Most people have heard of the CDC and the FDA, but very few can explain everything these agencies do on a daily basis to keep Americans healthy and safe. Moreover, many Americans have never heard of the other key federal public health agencies, such as the NIH and HRSA, that play a major role in in the public health system today.

 

The scope of public health services is enormous, encompassing such services as food and drug safety, disease surveillance, emergency response, disease prevention, and health education and promotion to name a few. 

 

For this written Assignment, you will select one of the key federal public health agencies that were discussed throughout Unit 7 (see Table 12-2: “Key Federal Health Agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services” in the course textbook for a brief overview of each of these health agencies), including:

 

 

 

Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved from http://www.fda.gov/

After providing a brief overview of the public health agency you have selected, I need to research one specific public health service that the federal public health agency provides and type up critical analysis essay that explains the following:

 

A description of the service you chose (for example, the FDA completes food inspection of imported foods);

A list of the steps or protocols used to carry out the chosen service;

A description of the core function(s) of public health, mandated by the IOM, under which this service falls;

An explanation of which of the 10 essential public health services this program fulfills;

A discussion of how this service achieves the desired health outcomes; and

A discussion of the collaboration efforts with local, state and if applicable, global health organizations.

Proposed Outline of the Unit 8 Written Assignment Should look like the following and must be outlined like below using APA guidelines. 

 

           Introduction:

 

Highlight 3-5 main points about your topic that will be developed further in the body of the paper.

Provide a clear and concise thesis statement, or purpose of the paper 

Federal Public health Agency Selected

Brief overview of the public health agency and the services it provides

Short discussion of the agency’s mission and goals

Selected Service

Overview of the service

Details about the service (examples include food safety, drug safety, disease prevention, mental health crisis intervention, training for health research).

Steps or protocols used in carrying out this service.

The core function(s) of public health, mandated by the IOM, under which this service falls.

Which of the 10 essential public health services this program fulfills.

How this service achieves the desired health outcomes and improves health outcomes.

The collaborating efforts with local, state and if applicable, global health organizations.

Conclusion 

No new information should be presented

Briefly wrap up the main points presented in the body of the paper