Category: Epidemiology

Week 5 Project

Understanding the major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality is essential for public health professionals to develop effective strategies for promoting health and preventing diseases. In this assignment, you will analyze the significant causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the United States. A major goal this week will be to critically assess the key factors contributing to these trends and consider potential public health interventions.

1. Identify and describe the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. For your reference, you can utilize the following link:
2. Investigate one socio-economic, one demographic, and one environmental factor contributing to these trends.
3. Evaluate the role of public health interventions and policies in addressing the identified causes and trends.

Submission Details:

• Create your evaluation in a Microsoft Word document of approximately 1000 words, not counting title page and references.
• Format your document following APA style guidelines.

Overview

Worksheet activities in this course are opportunities to practice course concepts and receive specific instructor feedback. These worksheet assignments will prepare you to complete the final project.

Prompt

Use the SARS Outbreak Study One case study provided in the module Resources to complete the Module Four Worksheet. Complete each step below to answer the questions.

In your worksheet, you will specifically address the following critical elements:

• Provide a brief description of SARS, supporting your description with sources from the case study.
• Describe the patterns that can be identified in the population impacted by the SARS outbreak, citing the case to support your response.
• Draw conclusions about the mode of transmission of the disease based on your analysis of the disease and population.

I attached the worksheet its only 3 questions to answer.

Link to Case study:https://epiville.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/sars_outbreak_study_1/

For this discussion, read the vignettes below. Think about the following question: How does where you live impact how you liveand how you become sick?

• Mrs. X is an inactive, overweight white female in her late 50s. She was born and raised in Georgia in a low-income family and was recently diagnosed with diabetes.
• Y is a five-year-old located in sub-Saharan Africa. This year has been particularly wet, hot, and humid, and Y has just contracted malaria. Malaria is preventable and treatable, but Y’s family can’t afford the treatment.

Consider the social and behavioral determinants and disparities present in these scenarios and the impact they have. Then, in your initial post, address the following:

• If you could change one aspect of the above biographies, what would it be, and what impact would it have?

And in the word doc respond to 2 people i added.