Assignment task:
The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize students with the epidemiology process as a method by which to address healthcare disparities. For this assignment, students will select a communicable disease identified as an area of concern for his/her geographic region based on results from the Windshield Survey Assignment. Once identified, the student will address the disease's natural life history, the program's incidence and prevalence, risk factors, prevention strategies, nursing interventions, and resource allocation. Students will then overlay findings with race/ethnicity, gender, and/or socioeconomic status to highlight existing disparities. This is not a formal assignment requiring APA formatting. However, citations of sources are needed. Students should complete this project using a grid or spreadsheet and at least two meaningful graphic representations of the data.
Grading Rubric for Health Care Disparities/Epidemiology Assignment
- Identify disease and natural life history
- Risk factors for occurrence
- Local, state, and national resource allocation for prevention of disease
- Incidence & prevalence of the problem at the local, state, and national levels reported as ***/100,000
- Morbidity/Mortality rates at local, state, and national levels as available
- Availability of primary, secondary, & tertiary care for disease
- Identification of disparate disease burden based on race, ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic status
- Graphic representation of data/findings (must have at least two)
- List of References