global event presentation

Search the news for a current global health event. Current is within the past 5 months. The article does not have to be directly related to health. If is not directly health related, discuss how the article topic indirectly relates or affects health. The assignment is broken down into sections. 

**Submit powerpoint on Canvas the day before your presentation by 10am. (Ex: Monday presentation date, due by Sunday 10am)

Some potential sources (you are not limited to these sources):

http://www.npr.org/sections/global-health/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/inthenews.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

http://www.humanosphere.org/global-health/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

https://www.globalhealthnow.org (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

http://www.globalhealthhub.org (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

http://www.aljazeera.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Synopsis:

Write a synopsis (summary) of the article that you found.

• Include title name
• Source (where is this article from)

Discussion:

Provide a discussion of your thoughts about the article. Provide a critical perspective. Some ideas to write about, but not limited to:

• Does the article raise questions, are there any concerns, do you agree or disagree and why, How it aligns with class material, etc.
• This section is for you to demonstrate critical analysis of the article. 

Other Areas to Research:

Where would you go or did you go for more information? What information would you want to know more about regarding this article? 

Presentation: 

Provide a summary & your critical perspective of the article to discuss with the class. About 1-2 minute talk about the article you found. After your presentation it will open up to questions from the class. You do not need to be an expert on the subject. If you are able to answer the questions, great, if not that is okay too.

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