Post a response to the following questions:̢¢ What tools are available to integrate the best available information with public health policy and practice? Are there tools not mentioned by Fielding and Briss?
̢¢ What are the challenges for using scientific evidence to inform policy and decision making?
̢¢ In what ways has public health succeeded in using the best available evidence, and in what ways have we struggled, by continuing to use programs that do not demonstrate effectiveness? Are there other cases not mentioned by Fielding and Briss that reflect this type of success or failure? Think globally as well as locally.
Application Assignment:
Part 2 Review of an MMWR Report
In preparation for this assignment, complete the following:
̢¢ Go to the MMWR Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/).
̢¢ Click on Weekly Report (left-hand side of the home page).
̢¢ Click on Current Volume.
̢¢ Select one report that involves epidemiology efforts.
After reviewing this report, and in your own words using proper paraphrasing technique, complete the following:
̢¢ Describe the data that was collected. Who collected the data, what sources were used, and what type of data was collected?
̢¢ What did the results demonstrate?
̢¢ What recommendations were made?
̢¢ How might this data be used for policy development and/or program planning?
This assignment is due by Day 7 of Week 6. See the Week 5 Application Assignment for complete instructions.
Week 6 Data: Sources, Statistics, and Uncertainty
Resources: Course Media: Case Study: Influenza Outbreak: Middleton, U.S.A.
Course Text: Introduction to Public Health
̢¢ Chapter 7, Statistics: Making Sense of Uncertainty
̢¢ Chapter 8, The Role of Data in Public Health
Article: Hassan, E. (2006). Recall bias can be a threat to retrospective and prospective research designs. Internet Journal of Epidemiology, 2(3), 4-4.
Article: Massey, D., &Tourangeau, R. (Eds.). (2013, January). The nonresponse challenge to surveys and statistics [Special Issue]. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 645.
Assigned Web sites are listed in the Learning Resources for Week 6 and in the Webliography.
Glossary: Data: Sources, Statistics, and Uncertainty
An Optional Activity is listed in the Learning Resources for Week 6.
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Discussion:
Part 1 Recall Bias
Post the following information:
̢¢ Discuss examples of recall bias that can occur in epidemiological studies and how it can be minimized.
̢¢ Provide the complete APA-formatted reference for the study you found. Analyze the methodology in the study for potential recall bias. Report on your findings and how the study results may have been impacted. Use scholarly tone for your discussion. Did the study mention recall bias in the limitations?
Application Assignment: Your Application Assignment from Week 5 should be submitted by Day 7 of this week.
Week 7 Public Health and Infectious Disease
Resources: Course Media: Case Study: Influenza Outbreak: Middleton, U.S.A.
Course Text: Introduction to Public Health
⬢ Chapter 9, The Conquest’ of Infectious Diseases
̢¢ Chapter 10, The Resurgence of Infectious Diseases
Assigned Web sites are listed in the Learning Resources for Week 7 and in the Webliography.
Glossary: Public Health and Infectious Disease
Optional Activities are listed in the Learning Resources for Week 7.
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Discussion:
Part 1 Infectious Disease and Public Health Focus
Post a response to the following questions:
̢¢ Why is it important for public health to stay focused on infectious disease, when chronic disease has become more prevalent in many countries?
̢¢ How does (or should) public health counteract complacency regarding infectious disease? Provide specific examples and substantiate them with proper support.
Application Assignment:
Part 2 Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
Choose an infectious disease that is the focus of a recent article in the CDC’sEmerging Infectious Diseases journal at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/
In two to three pages, address the following:
̢¢ Work through the chain of infection, explaining pathogen, reservoir, method of transmission, and host for this disease.
̢¢ Provide a summary and discuss how public health measures are aimed at each of these steps. Do some research to determine the role of epidemiologic surveillance, quarantine, contact tracing, immunization, prophylaxis, and public health regulations that apply to this case.
This assignment should be submitted by Day 7 of this week. See the Week 7 Application Assignment for complete instructions.
Week 8 Public Health and Chronic Disease
Resources: Course Text: Introduction to Public Health
̢¢ Chapter 11, The Biomedical Basis of Chronic Disease
Assigned Web sites are listed in the Learning Resources for Week 8 and in the Webliography.
Glossary: Public Health and Chronic Disease
Optional Activities are listed in the Learning Resources for Week 8.
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Discussion:
Part 1 Analysis of a Preventing Chronic Disease Research Article
Post the following information:
̢¢ Identify the research article you selected. (Reference the article in proper APA format).
̢¢ What disease, condition, or health outcome is the focus of this article?
̢¢ What study design was used?
̢¢ Summarize the results in your own words.
̢¢ What are the implications of this research for policy development and program planning?
̢¢ Discuss primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention for this problem. Which appears to be the most effective?
Week 9 Genomics and Public Health
Resources: Course Text: Introduction to Public Health
̢¢ Chapter 12, Genetic Diseases and Other Inborn Errors
Article: Chokshi, D., Parker, M., & Kwiatkowski, D. (2006). Data sharing and intellectual property in a genomic epidemiology network: Policies for large-scale research collaboration. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 84(5), 382-387.
Article: Gallagher, K., Benson, W., Brody, M., Fairbrother, A., Hasan, J., Klaper, R., et al. (2006). Genomics: Applications, challenges, and opportunities for the U.S. environmental protection agency. Human & Ecological Risk Assessment, 12(3), 572-590.
Assigned Web sites are listed in the Learning Resources for Week 9 and in the Webliography.
Glossary: Genomics and Public Health
Optional Activities are listed in the Learning Resources for Week 9.
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