Throughout this course, you are examining the tools available to population health managers as they work to influence positive health outcomes in populations. Descriptive epidemiology is one tool that may be used to prevent the spread of disease and to promote health.
Caron (2017) defines descriptive epidemiology as “the branch of epidemiology that helps answer questions of what (health issue of concern), who (person), where (place), when (time), and why/how (causes, risk factors, modes of transmission)” (p. 58).
For this Assignment, you will examine a specific case study to assess the management of a population health epidemic that applies descriptive epidemiology.
To prepare:
The Assignment (1- to 2-page paper):
Write a 1- to 2-page analysis of the “Pertussis Epidemic” case study in which you address the following:
Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
- Chapter 2, “Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health” (pp. 28–56)
Caron, R. M. (2017).
Population health: Principles and applications for management. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
- Chapter 3, “Descriptive Epidemiology: The Significance of Person, Place, and Time” (pp. 57–93)
Caron, R. M. (2017).
Population health: Principles and applications for management. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
- Chapter 5, “Epidemiologic Measures” (pp. 133–149)
Martin, J. A., Hamilton, B. E., & Osterman M. J. K. (2017). Births in the United States, 2016 (NCHS Data Brief No. 287). Retrieved from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db287.pdf
Kochanek, K. D., Murphy, S. L., Xu, J., & Arias, E. (2017). Mortality in the United States, 2016 (NCHS Data Brief No. 293). Retrieved from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db293.pdf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Director. (n.d.). The importance of epidemiology. Retrieved June 12, 2018, from
https://www.cdc.gov/eis/downloads/epidemiology-fac…
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