Assignment: Communicable Disease Paper
Communicable diseases rely on fluid exchange, contaminated substances, or close contact to travel from an infected carrier to a healthy individual.
• Identify a communicable disease to research.
• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing your research. Include the following information:
Question 1: Describe the disease and discuss efforts to control it.
Question 2: Identify the environmental factors related to this disease.
Question 3: Explain the influence of lifestyles, socioeconomic status, and disease management.
Question 4: Identify gaps and how you might link to other resources to meet needs that are not locally available.
Question 5: Include recommendations to expand the communities' programs if there are gaps.
Question 6: Describe what the public health department is doing to reduce the threat of the disease.
Question 7: Include data findings, evidence-based intervention, and a plan to ensure quality health.