Group Collaborative Project: Example Post

CDC Winnable Battle Goal: _________________________________
Group members: __________________________________________

Start with Wordle image (instructions provided on eCollege) that includes relevant key terms for your topic (see example below for community health):

Include background and relevant stats for topic areas included in the Winnable Battles goals.

Food safety is an issue because of _________________________________ .  ________ people die and _____ people deal with food-related illnesses every year, which could be easily prevented with adequate food safety regulations in place, such as:  ______________________.  The following graphs and stats highlight the need for public health interventions.  CDC has identified food safety as one of the major winnable battles because _______________________________ and our group feels that _______________________________________.

Include stats and graphs to support your point.  Make sure you include national information, as well as Colorado specific data to show how we are doing statewide.

Include timeline of food safety public health work and highlight any major turning points.

Include CDC 2015 Targets to show where we should be headed in the future.

Include related Healthy People 2020 goals & objectives, if applicable.

Include brief descriptions of 5 strategies or interventions that address food safety (national and Colorado-specific); for example, you could talk about USDA's Food Safety guidelines and education materials available on their website.  Include relevant images and links.

"Check Your Steps" Food Safety at home campaign

Include links to other resources, further reading, etc. 

For example:  If you are interested in learning more about simple food safety tips that you and your family can incorporate in your homes to avoid foodborne illnesses, there are a lot of user-friendly resources available at Foodsafety.gov.

Lastly, include recommendations from your group members about the future of your topic area.  For example:  we feel that food safety is a Winnable Battle because: ______________________________.  There have been numerous great strides in the past ____ years and with the renewed public health focus, it appears that ___________________________________ can be achieved over the next ______ years.  We recommend focusing future efforts on _____________________. 

Don't forget to include references in APA format. If you need some guidance/refresher on how to do that, check out the following Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) website.