Possible Hooks

1. Intimidating facts about influenza from CDC

2. Ask about experiences of close proximity of a symptomatic person (relatability)

Speech Outline

Title: Free Influenza Vaccinations for University of Iowa Students
Purpose Statement: Persuade audience that UIowa should offer free flu shots.
Thesis Statement: The University of Iowa should offer students the influenza vaccine for free.

INTRO: 

1. Offering the vaccine to students for free is beneficial to the University of Iowa community.

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that flu killed 80,000 Americans last year and sent 900,000 to the hospital—the deadliest influenza season in years." -San Diego State University, Oct. 9th, 2018

• Campuses are perfect places for spread of sickness, vaccines are necessary
• The hefty price of a vaccine and insurance coverage uncertainty turns people away
• More sickness and academic distress prevented in the long run with a change of policy
• THESIS- The University of Iowa should offer students the influenza vaccine for free in the SHW sites.

Transition: We will now look into the biggest problems with the current cost, and why it would be an immense benefit for the University to provide a free flu vaccine to its students: Its campus is high-risk, cost scares students away, and long-term effects could be improved.


BODY:

1. Campus is a highly prosperous environment for influenza, it puts unvaccinated students at risk.

   Condusive conditions (CDC)

• spread it to others up to about 6 feet away
• spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk 
• Spread by landing in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs
• spread by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes

2. The high cost of the influenza vaccination deters students from getting vaccinated.

   No Budget Room

• $55 is a hefty amount to pay
• College students are already on low budget, if having any spending money
• Many students do not prioritize vaccine into their needed expenses (food, gas, fun)

   Insurance Efficacy

• Many students, like myself, don't know if insurance covered flu shot
• Unsure how to find out
• Uncertainty will lead to less students even attempting to get the shot

3. SOLUTION: The University of Iowa should offer influenza vaccinations to students for free in the Student Health and Wellness locations. Other schools have set precedents that can be used as a model, including San Diego State University. This will positively affect our student's health and academics.

  SDSU as Base Model

• "The free flu vaccine is available during October, while supplies last. Last year, more than 1,200 students were vaccinated, and Student Health Services (SHS) anticipates higher demand this year. The effort is a partnership between SHS in the Division of Student Affairs and the County of San Diego."
• The University of Iowa could work as a partnership between SHW, College of PH, and Johnson County Public Health to allocate funds and/or apply for a federal grant.

4. JUSTIFICATION

  Herd Immunity- University needs to provide the safest environment for all persons using their campus

• Definition- "A situation in which a sufficient proportion of a population is immune to an infectious disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness) to make its spread from person to person unlikely. Even individuals not vaccinated (such as newborns and those with chronic illnesses) are offered some protection because the disease has little opportunity to spread within the community" CDC
• When more people get vaccinated, students who still don't/visitors/family will be better protected

 Academics- Institution should create a community where academics can function smoothly with focus

• Less absences in classes that students are paying lots for
• Prevented distraction of taking care of oneself
• Prevent falling behind/making up work

Opposition-
How is the university supposed to pay for this? Partner with surrounding programs
Why not just lower cost? Students are more likely to show up if cost is not a worry at all

CONCLUSION:

1. Review of problem points (Body 1 and 2)

2. Final remarks of solution

Sample Analysis

Nuclear Pwr
+ sources are a good mix of scholarly and editorial
+ addresses opposition well
- Open-ended conclusion
- His proposal is just approval of someone else's proposal

Meal Plans
+ understandable and valid problem
+ clear organization
- repetitive
- doesn't completely address the opposition

Textbooks
+ relatable problem
+ good numbers
- confusing solution
- good clincher

Speech 2: Topic Proposal

    College campuses are perfect places for the spread of infectious sicknesses, like influenza. This virus is an endemic to the United States, hospitalizing many people each season. It is crucial for students and staff to recieve their vaccine in order to protect not only themselves, but every person they may come in contact with. In classes and walking through campus, I constantly hear coughing and sneezing. The whole university community is susceptible.

    Now that the debate over whether the flu shot is "safe" to get is over, we can look at people's accesibility to the vaccine. My proposal for this assignment is why the flu shot should be free to all enrolled students of the University of Iowa. Our health and wellness services, as well as the local pharmacies, offer the developed vaccine at the hefty price of $55, unless covered by insurance. Most students are not at the financial stance to fork over that amount of money. Many others are unsure about their insurance coverage and how to check it. I have the knowledge of how to get the flu shot here, but I would need to research more about the process of insurance and expenses. 

    As a public health major, vaccines and community health are a big interest of mine, especially when it relates to a population I am a part of- University of Iowa students. The CDC has plenty of articles on the background of vaccination for influenza, and the University of Iowa student health page has information on getting your shot through the school. There will be enough facts to support my proposal.

What is Major Speech 2?

This project is all about showcasing the rhetoric skills that we have learned. By picking a topic that we are passionate about, we will construct a 5-8 minute speech that is informational and engaging. We should not pick a topic that is far beyond our knowledge, but a problem that we can effectively persuade the audience to believe needs urgent solving. This speech must be planned out, and it is important to have a strong organization that includes a description of the issue as well as our plan of action for solving it- complete with pros and cons. References are still necessary, and there must be at least three, APA formatted. This project, however, is not complete with out visual aid: a picture, powerpoint, or something of your own creativity. Apart from the actual speech, we must write a "Reflection" describing how we use our skills in the speech in order to make it effective.

Questions:

-Is the references page something we incorporate in the visual aid? or do we print it out? or upload to ICON?

-Does a poster, like in the reading, work for our visual aid?

-How do we avoid being didactic?

Peer Review Reflection

After completing the peer reviews of the IMRaD paper, it reminds me to check my paper for grammatical errors as well as expand on some of the synthesis of sources. I could use more information in my introduction paragraphs. Also, I could be more concise with my sentences.