Identify 2 strengths of the US health systems

Question 1) Identify 2 strengths of the US health systems that we learned about in this course. It can be a strength associated with a very specific part of the system or a more overarching strength. A strength goes beyond simply naming an organization or “thing” so saying “The CDC is a strength” WILL NOT SUFFICE AND WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT – A strength is a concept or attribute of the system (see my video explanation for an example).  For each strength you must….

Describe the strength 

• Identify where in the course we learned about it- be specific and reference specific material and how you came to this conclusion

Describe why it is important     

(*You can identify 1 additional strength for 5 points extra credit. Please add it to your slides and presentation)

Question 2) Identify 2 weaknesses/challenges of the US health systems that we learned about in this course. It can be a weakness/challenge associated with a very specific part of the system or a more overarching weakness/challenge. A weakness/challenge goes beyond simply naming an organization or “thing” – it is a concept or attribute of the system. For each weakness/challenge you must discuss… 

Describe the weakness/challenge

Identify where in the course we learned about it-be specific and reference specific material and how you came to this conclusion

Describe why it is important

• (*You can identify 1 additional weakness for 5 points extra credit. Please add it to your slides and presentation)
• Question 3: Choose either one strength or one weakness/challenge you described above and explain how it relates to your professional goals.  Please address the following: 
• What is a strength or weakness/challenge that motivates you in your career and why is it important to you?
• What do you want to do to engage with this strength or weakness/challenge of the system?
• In what ways would you like to continue to develop as a professional to be effective in this work that you have described? 

Tips for you

Create an outline for yourself of the main points you are going to cover in your presentation

Create at least 4 slides. Each slide should address 1 prompt and should be in the order that the prompts are listed above. Use images, bullet points, pictures etc on your slides. Please be creative and do not include paragraphs of text on your slides. Your slides should complement what you’re saying/presenting and is NOT your script of what you are saying.