Write a magazine article about the history of the first local health department in your county or first state health department. Explain how the health
department helps to improve the health status of your county’s residents. Which health department program needs more money and why?
For this assignment:
Have fun with this assignment! Because this is a magazine article, you do not have to write this like a paper. Your finished assignment should NOT look like a
paper.
You do not have to use the standard APA written assignment formatting, but aim for 2 to 3 written pages. However, you need to cite the sources you used on
an APA reference page at the end of the article.
You need to include appropriately cited research about your local health department and its programs. Your sources should be integrated into the
paragraphs.
Click here for an example article Download Click here for an example articleThis is a student-submitted article. Do not use this for content or APA, but rather
as a visual of what you can do from a creative standpoint. Your final article does not have to look like this, but should not resemble a paper either. The
purpose is to submit an assignment that is not the standard paper, and uses your creativity.