Assignment: Global Issues Affecting Vulnerable Populations

The following assignment is designed to increase your understanding of a particular global issue affecting vulnerable populations.  Students will form groups of no more than four persons.  All members of the group will research the global issue and present their critique to the group at our final meeting.  Creativity is important for the group presentation because we are concerned with how the issue affects you and your understanding of the population.  Each presentation should last no more than 15 minutes. 

·         Describe the issue in the United States.  Describe the issue in the Dominican Republic.  Describes the perspectives and approaches and perspectives to the issue in each country

·         Compare, contrast the perspectives and approaches across the two countries

·         What do you think might help explain the differences that do exist between the two countries?

·         Do you think the above responses are influenced in any way by your own values?  If so, how?

Immigration

(documented and undocumented):

1.      Natasha

2.      Abbey

3.      Maria

Nutrition/Malnutrition

1.      Alexandria

2.      Casey

3.      Daniela Pena

Social class and the impact on health

1.      Kelly Benson

2.      Lauren Kidd

3.      Emily Nugent

Mosquito and tick-born illnesses

1.      Jenny Adelstein

2.      Abigail King

3.      Julia Bowen

Sex trafficking/Sex Trade

1.      Caitlyn Wright

2.      Janelle Amoako