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Assignment
I. Choose a topic from the following list of current emerging issues:
i. Air pollution in developing countries
ii. Global pandemics
iii. Water scarcity due to climate change
iv. Antibiotic resistance
v. Prescription drug overdose
vi. Vector-borne disease distribution due to climate change
vii. Emerging diseases
viii. Food insecurity
II. Using the Walden Library, find at least three peer-reviewed articles on your chosen topic to support your analysis. Make sure the articles have been published within the last 5 years.
1. Choose a topic from the following list of current emerging issues:
a. Air pollution in developing countries
b. Global pandemics
c. Water scarcity due to climate change
d. Antibiotic resistance
e. Prescription drug overdose
f. Vector-borne disease distribution due to climate change
g. Emerging diseases
h. Food insecurity
2. Using the Walden Library, find at least three peer-reviewed articles on your chosen topic to support your analysis. Make sure the articles have been published within the last 5 years.
Task
After critically reading and reviewing the scholarly papers you selected, write a cohesive paper in which you address the following:
1. Provide a background of the topic you chose.
2. Explain the magnitude of the issue.
3. Summarize the information in the peer-reviewed articles.
4. Compare and contrast the articles.
5. Describe the projected future trends in the topic area.
6. Explain what public health efforts/initiatives are needed to address the issue.
7. Describe the ethical issues to be considered in addressing the issue.