World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Please explain in detail both of these below:

1. On November 10, 2021, the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement: “The largest increase in unvaccinated children in 20 years and critical gaps in disease surveillance increase risk of measles outbreaks, putting lives at risk”.

 Case Study

You are a Public Health Practitioner tasked with improving measles immunization coverage across small communities in Maryland that you believe may soon experience outbreaks.

What first steps would you take?

Based on what you know have been the main concerns surrounding vaccine hesitancy, how would you describe the safety of the vaccine to a parent?

How can we improve vaccine immunization coverage across small and hard to reach communities?

What would be potential challenges to improving coverage?

As you examine the topic of infectious diseases through your public health discipline, how do you think your area of specialization could help to improve this situation? Are there others who you would want to collaborate with?

2. 

You are the Lead Health Researcher and an expert in the field at the Maryland Board of Health for the Maryland Board of Health. The governor has tasked you and your team with examining the issues surrounding genes and genetic diseases. There have been several policy and funding issues that have arose based on recent developments with the Human Genome Project and information that has emerged about the possible capability to detect (and maybe even alter) certain human genes. 

The Governor would like you to consider the following questions:

 According to research by the insurance industry, most people think it is fair for the industry to consider whether someone smokes or not, when setting policy rates. Additionally, while people from different racial groups may be more or less susceptible to certain diseases, it is illegal to discriminate in insurance based on race, and most people agree with that. Based on the aforementioned, would you recommend examining a person’s genetic profile? Why or Why not? Where do you believe the state should draw the line? 

In your opinion, what information about you should be kept private (only to the individual) and what information is fair game to share with the insurance industry and/or employer? Medical? Genetic? Psychological? Financial? Legal? Are there any other entities that should have right to this information?*

With the knowledge that you now have on genetics, precision public health, precision medicine, social justice and health equity. As you examine the topic of genetic diseases through your public health discipline, what are the considerations that you strongly feel the governor needs to consider prior to investing millions of dollars into genetic research and policy implementation?