Reflecting on the breakthroughs in health and medicine

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Question: To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources

To advance critical thinking and writing skills

To compile a response to the prompts provided
To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time

Instructions

Pick one (1) of the following topics.?Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic using the resources above.
It's highly recommended that you download and use the suggested assignment template for each topic to complete this case study.

Public Health and Medicine in the Cold War Era (1960-1970s):

The 1960s and 1970s were an era of political and social turbulence that witnessed the continuation of breakthroughs in medicine and public health. Describe public health as a social movement.

Assess the impact of Rachel Carson's work Silent Spring (1962) on environmental health hazards.

Evaluate the outcome of Jean Heller's report in the 1970s regarding unethical medical practices surrounding the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. How do you think this was a significant move toward the National Research Act of 1974?
Analyze the Supreme Court's rulings in Griswold v. Connecticut?(1965), Eisenstadt v. Baird?(1972), and Roe v. Wade?(1973). What changes do we see, if any, regarding these Supreme Court cases today? Defend your answers with documented examples.

Reflecting on the breakthroughs in health and medicine during the 1960s and 1970s aids medical practices and scientific research in the new millennium.

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