Establish the foundation for measles intervention and prevention activities for the intended population in your area. You will apply what you have learned about Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Statistics.

Identify a prevalent immigrant population in your county/state.
Describe demographic information (i.e., size of the population, educational level, family size, income, etc.) of the selected group within your county/state.
Summarize communicable diseases that affect the population at a disproportionate rate.
Provide a literature review of studies that targeted your selected population for communicable disease interventions/programs.

 

 

 

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.

God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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Provide a brief outline of the current public health system in your county/state that is providing communicable disease interventions.

Measles, an infectious respiratory virus caused by the rubeola virus, has been a major public health concern throughout much of the world since it was first identified in the late 19th century. In recent years, measles outbreaks have become increasingly common due to decreased vaccination rates as well as international travel and migrating populations. As such, effective intervention and prevention activities for measles are essential in order to reduce its spread.

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Provide a brief outline of the current public health system in your county/state that is providing communicable disease interventions.

Measles, an infectious respiratory virus caused by the rubeola virus, has been a major public health concern throughout much of the world since it was first identified in the late 19th century. In recent years, measles outbreaks have become increasingly common due to decreased vaccination rates as well as international travel and migrating populations. As such, effective intervention and prevention activities for measles are essential in order to reduce its spread.

The selected population for this analysis is immigrants from Mexico residing in my home county of San Diego , California . According to data from 2018 U.S Census Bureau Estimates , over 350,000 Mexican immigrants live within San Diego County making up 12% of all residents . The majority (83%) of these individuals are foreign-born and mostly living in poverty . Furthermore , according to 2018 data from The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) , about 26 % lacked medical insurance coverage or had only partial coverage .

Communicable diseases like measles disproportionately affect immigrant communities due to their often crowded housing conditions which facilitates transmission. Additionally, many lack access to healthcare services given their limited economic resources and undocumented status; this further increases their risk of contracting communicable illnesses including measles [1]. Several prior studies on communicable disease interventions targeted at this population focus specifically on increasing awareness regarding preventative measures as well as encouraging appropriate vaccination compliance [2].

The public health system currently serving Mexican immigrants here consists primarily of community health centers operated by non-profit organizations with funding from government agencies such as Department Health & Human Services (HHS). For example, Family Health Centers Inc., which operates several clinics throughout San Diego County provides quality healthcare through culturally competent care tailored toward underserved immigrant communities [3]. These clinics provide screenings and immunizations for children under 18 years old but most adults aren’t eligible for services due to residency restrictions or other requirements limiting access even further[4]

In conclusion, although there are existing initiatives aimed at reducing infectious diseases among Mexican Immigrants within San Diego County there remains much room for improvement given their precarious socio-economic situations leading them vulnerable targets for infection with communicable diseases like measles[5]. Thus implementing additional programs targeting preventative education would prove beneficial both in terms of helping reduce cases acquired locally while also decreasing overall transmission rates across larger geographic regions[6]

References:

1) Neuvial P et al.(2018), Estimating Vaccination Coverage Among Undocumented Migrants From Mexico To USA Using A Bayesian Spatial Modeling Approach PLoS ONE 13(10): e0204778 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204778 2) López J et al.(2009), Prevalence Of Diseases And Vaccination Compliance In An Undocumented Population From Central America In Spain BMC Public Health 9: 420 https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-9-420 3) Family Heath Centers Inc., About Us https://wwwfhcsdorg 4) Clinica Cesar Chavez http://clinicachavezsdorg 5) Sánchez E et al.(2011), Assessing Infectious Disease Risk And Healthcare Access Among Latino Immigrants American Journal Of Public Health 101(12): 2307–2315 6) McCrory W et al.(2012), Preventive Care Use By US Latino Subgroups Living On Both Sides Of The US–Mexico Border Medical Care 50(7):550–558

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