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Write an editorial on a hot button issue impacting Texas.

Write an editorial on a hot button issue impacting Texas. In your editorial, you will want to
1) identify and explain your position on this issue, 2) provide some brief context or
background on this issue, and 3) identify and discuss specific actions you want the people of
Texas as well as the government of Texas to take regarding this issue, specific actions that
you believe will address this issue. You must incorporate at least two supporting sources into
your editorial.

Chicago has one of the highest gang violence and homicide rates in the nation. How has the record-keeping and data collection of the Chicago Police Department helped them identify street gang affiliation?

Chicago has one of the highest gang violence and homicide rates in the nation. How has the record-keeping and data collection of the Chicago Police Department helped them identify street gang affiliation?
How have techniques like geocoding enabled them to identify hot spots of gang activity?
How does more accurately identifying gang affiliation better equip them to solve homicide cases and other gang-related crimes? Explain.

In what way does Measles outbreak in New York relate to primary & community health care?

Write a summary of each of the four news reports.
Analyze these four news reports:
What is the trend or issue that they represent?
In what way does this issue or trend relate to primary & community health care?
How does the media represent the issue in each report?
How does this representation shape public opinion on this issue or trend?

PART II

Conduct a professional scholarly literature search (CINAHL or MEDLINE) on this issue or trend within a historical context.
Analyze the issue in relation to any of these perspectives philosophical/ethical perspectives, social/political concerns, economic considerations, and historical change.
Identify your own points of agreement or disagreement with these perspectives (listed in previous bullet).
Does this issue or trend hold any significance for the profession of nursing?

PART III

Compare your analysis of this issue in the media reports with your analysis of this issue in the professional nursing literature (if this is available).
Identify the similarities and differences
Based on your findings in this comparative analysis identify the implications for nurses or nursing students, health care policy, and/or health care delivery systems.