Title: Promoting Health through Communication and Education: A Community Assessment and Action Plan for E.coli Outbreak in the City

A community assessment begins with a basic windshield survey where each community subsystem is explored.  Explore how communication and education can influence the  health of a population.  Examine how communication and educational systems can be used to promote and support health.  As you take the tour, write down your observations, specifically focused on the following subsystem: Communication and education.  Compile your observations and any demographic information addressing each item listed in the first column of the rubric.  
Case Scenario 
There has been a recent multi-neighborhood foodborne outbreak involving E.coli (Escherichia coli) the city. Sixty elementary school age children were out sick this week. Several adults and children from all four neighborhoods have been evaluated at local clinics and the emergency room with complaints of abdominal pain, sudden severe diarrhea, nausea, and fatigue. What form of formal mass communication would be most effective for educating the public about the causes, symptoms, and prevention of E.coli in the city? Use government websites or scholarly literature to support your rationale for the mass communication method you select. In 150 words or less, develop a newspaper script, poster, billboard, or social media platform appropriate for adults and teen. When preparing information to share with the community, consider demographics of each neighborhood and health literacy.
Rubric
1.  Communication Observations Billboards & Advertisements
City and/or neighborhood newspapers, community bulletin boards.
Is there evidence of a predominant party affiliation?
Forms of formal and/or informal communication.
Displays or posters that tell about life in the community
TV/Radio Stations/or other sources of mass communication?
2. Develop an age appropriate (150 words or less) newspaper script, poster, or billboard related to the case scenario that includes causes, symptoms, and prevention
3. Examine three recommendations that may help the mayor strengthen the educational system in the city