Category: Healthcare

Identify one specific source of public health data on that issue and write one paragraph about it. Provide a description of the source and a link (i.e., hyperlink or URL) directly to the data source.

Public Health and Epidemiology Case 2

You can submit this paper in Question and Answer format. In other words, list the questions and provide a short answer to each.*****

Write an essay in which you first clearly identify a single major achievement in Epidemiology (e.g., Smallpox, HIV/AIDS, Tobacco

Use, Cholera). Then briefly describe one important tool that is used to measure its occurrence in a population.

Briefly identify one source of public health data on that issue. Finally, incorporating the concepts of risk and rates, briefly discuss at least one major factor that influenced its occurrence.

(1.) Which single achievement in Epidemiology is of particular interest to you? (Some examples include Smallpox, HIV/AIDS, Tobacco Use, and Cholera). write 2–3 sentences maximum.

(2.) Briefly describe that achievement in Epidemiology (1–2 paragraphs). In what era did this achievement occur? Be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

(3.) Briefly describe one important tool that can be used to measure its occurrence in a population. Examples of Tools include surveys, surveillance, and biological monitoring. write 2–3 paragraphs about this, and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

(4.) Identify one specific source of public health data on that issue and write one paragraph about it. Provide a description of the source and a link (i.e., hyperlink or URL) directly to the data source.

(5.) Incorporating what you learned in this module about risk and rates, what would you say was one major factor that influenced the achievement of this occurrence? write 2–3 paragraphs and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

REQUIRED READING

(1) A brief history of public health: 20th century public health achievements. Retrieved from http://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/PH/PublicHealthHistory/publichealthhistory9.html

 

(2) Burris, S. (2017). The legal infrastructure of public health [Video presentation]. Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. Accessed from https://vimeopro.com/aptr/phlm/video/75320296

What prevention techniques have you learned about in the course materials and your discussions with your classmates that could have averted this outbreak?

Outbreak Investigation

This week, you will conduct an outbreak investigation of a disease.

You are an epidemiologist for your local health department, and you are conducting an outbreak investigation of the disease you chose for this week’s discussion.

In your role as a health department official, you are interviewing a fictitious patient who has/had this disease.

Using research you gathered when completing your discussion assignment, complete this questionnaire downloadwith this fictitious patient’s information to determine clues to the outbreak.
Write a 1- to 2-page paper in which you present a hypothesis on how this outbreak could have been prevented.

What prevention techniques have you learned about in the course materials and your discussions with your classmates that could have averted this outbreak?

Your paper must be 3–4 pages in length (including the questionnaire). Include evidence or information from at least two credible external sources and follow APA style for formatting and citation.

Identify and discuss the Core Functions of Public Health. Your task for this first segment is to address the following questions in a 2- to 3-page paper:

HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS AND CORE FUNCTIONS

View the E-learning course – Introduction to public health (slides 1 -33) at https://www.cdc.gov/publichealth101/e-learning/public-health/

You will identify and discuss the Core Functions of Public Health. Your task for this first segment is to address the following questions in a 2- to 3-page paper:

What are the three core functions of public health?
What are the essential services associated with each of these?
Give two examples each of federal, state, and local agencies or departments that carry out these core functions and essential services.

Length: 2–3 pages, excluding the cover page and a reference list.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). Core functions of public health and how they relate to the 10 essential services. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/EPHLI/core_ess.htm

Goldsteen, R., Dwelle, T., & Goldsteen, K. (2014). Introduction to public health (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Company. Read: Chapter 1: Introduction and overview; and Chapter 2: Origins of public health.

Select one of the following public health leaders below, and write a profile biography on them and their leadership in public health (minimum of 300 words).

Select one of the following public health leaders below, and write a profile biography on them and their leadership in public health (minimum of 300 words).

Describe
1) the positions they’ve held in their careers,
2) the work they’ve led or been challenged by, and 3) their impact on the field of public health as best as you can assess. Include the URL/website link for where you sourced your information. Make sure to summarize, not plagiarize.

–Dr. Anthony Fauci
–Dr. Kathleen Toomey
–Dr. Nichole Quick
–Dr. Amy Acton
–Dr. Vivek Murthy
—Dr. Brian Castrucci
—Dr. Georges Benjamin
–Dr. Boris Lushniak

Write a 2-3 paragraph essay (minimum of 250 words) about the role that partnerships affect prevention effectiveness.

Integration of effective partnerships across the public health system for prevention effectiveness have several elements in common:

1. a shared goal of population health

2. community engagement

3. aligned leadership

4. sustainable systems

5. shared and collaborative use of data and analysis

Write a 2-3 paragraph essay (minimum of 250 words) about the role that partnerships affect prevention effectiveness.

Explain and include examples of the five elements to demonstrate your point of view

Identify any questions or challenges you faced with the assignment, or mention something new you learned about the research question and inquiry paper process.

Week 5 Discussion Forum: Peer Review for Cultural and Ethical Perspective Inquiry Draft

Post your level 1 and level 2 research questions.

Identify any questions or challenges you faced with the assignment, or mention something new you learned about the research question and inquiry paper process.

Pose specific questions you would like your peers to address.