answer each question with a paragraph, do not forget to cite an educational resource you used.

1.€œAnd in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln

This statement begins the chapter on end of life care. Discuss what is meant by the life in your years. How would health care professionals manage end of life care differently for people in a culture that values long life even if quality of life is less optimal.

2. Choose one of the infectious diseases and explore what is currently being done to eradicate this disease in one developing county (may be a country not presented). What worldwide health organizations are involved? What are the problems encountered? (i.e. government issues, access to health care, other issues or concerns)

3. In the 1990’s HIV/AIDS was a topic of great concern to people in the U.S. As information was disseminated, fears about HIV/AIDS decreased. Many people in the U.S. no longer consider HIV/AIDS a serious health threat. What do current statistics reveal? Has HIV/AIDS been eradicated in the U.S.? Are those with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. today only those considered marginalized? What would health care in the U.S. today be like if HIV/AIDS had become the pandemic it is in other countries?