Adopted Country

Part 1 – Adopted Country Profile is Sudan

Conduct a country analysis using sites like the CIA World Factbook and credible and evidence-based global web-based resource sites to gather information on the following areas:

Political and socio-economic structure
Religion and level of education
Demography
Popular culture
Places to visit
Communication Structures: access to internet, phone, cable etc.
Traditional foods
Part 2 –Current Health Status of Your Adopted Country

Write a report on the current health status of your adopted country using the IHME Health Indicator website.

Part 3 – Intersections of Health and Culture in Your Adopted Country

You are part of a working group at the World Health Organization. This group has been tasked with improving the health of a population group in your Adopted Country. You can choose the population and the health issue. It can be a problem that has been known for some time or it can be one that is starting to become a larger problem. (You will need to Investigate the health issues associated with your Adopted Country and specific populations within your country as well as your country’s healthcare system.)

Your unique job as a member of this working group is to historically clarify to the group how the health concern came to be a problem or is coming to be a bigger problem. Your job is then to contribute the professional insights necessary to help the group determine in what areas cultural change may be needed to improve this public health problem and to make cultural recommendations regarding the best ways to move forward before any public health plans are solidified for your Adopted Country.

Submit a report describing the historical contributions you made to the group and your recommendations including the reasoning behind your recommendations. For this report to make sense you will need to start your report with a description of the population and the health problem itself. You will get full credit if you provide a description of the population group you chose, include a few characteristics and/or data on the population. Then describe the health issue/concern supported by data. You will also need to clarify the type of public health initiative that is being considered, for example, an educational program, a treatment program, a sanitation program, or the solicitation of global or public health funding.