Homework: Aiding Public Health and Evidence-Based Practice
In this writing homework, you will write a 1 to 2 pages paper in which you describe how informatics is used in public health. In addition, you will explain how informatics relates to evidence-based practice.
Step I: Identify a recent public health concern related to health promotion or disease prevention.
Determine how informatics can be used to identify this concern, provide evidence-based care, and evaluate this public health concern.
Step II: Analyze the public health concern. Include responses to the following questions as you write your paper:
o Describe the recent public health concern.
o How could informatics be used to locate evidence related to this health concern?
o If you chose to research this topic of interest, how could informatics assist you?
o How could informatics be used to improve patient outcomes or even prevent the public health concern you identified?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.