Entries by Linus

mental Illness Community Heath Intervention

Imagine you are a director of community health for your local health department. You have been tasked with creating a six-week intervention program. Choose between one of the following community health issues: diabetes, heart disease, mental illness, water pollution. Using a racial or ethnic minority group as your target population, create 10 objectives for a […]

Health Issue Obesity in Georgia

Think about health systems and how they impact your own community, and the public health issues you are selected as your focus for this class. Using Chapter 8 in Global Public Health to guide you, respond to the following questions this week: What kinds of health systems (organizations, institutions, resources) do you see as most closely supporting […]

Nuclear Power Accident and Public Health

250 words with 2 references Does the United States’ emergency response plan have a process for managing a major nuclear disaster? Discuss the medical response preparedness plans in communities co-located with nuclear plants. Is your community at risk of a nuclear disaster?

Special Operations in Emergency Medical Services

In 3 to 5 sentences, answer each question Discuss the differences in clinical presentation between a person who is a victim of a chemical vs. a biological event. During Week 6, we learned about natural disasters and some lessons learned (e.g., Hurricane Katrina). How do these lessons from a natural disaster compare to those learned […]

Unethical Treatment

The Willowbrook Study (Darr, 2011, pp. 114-116) is not the only research study that raised concerns about the ethical treatment of study participants. In fact, there were others many others including the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Please select only Option #1. Summarize the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (in one paragraph). Why was this experiment unethical? Discuss the […]

Pneumonic Tuberculosis in Russia & Invasive Salmonella

Write a 2 page APA Format description of the two studies you selected, with a particular focus on the study design and analysis methods they used. Describe at least one strength and one limitation of each study’s design and/or methodological approach for the research questions it addressed. Identify any measures that the authors used to […]

Disasters Mental Health and Special Needs Populations

250 words 2 references Disasters and emergencies are stressful for many people including survivors, families, rescue workers, communities, etc. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2017), “When people experience a disaster, they may experience a variety of reactions, many of which are natural responses to difficult situations.” Please answer the following […]

Ethical Challenges Facing Epidemiological

Write a 2 page APA formt description of the ethical challenges facing epidemiological researchers in the 21st century for the topic you chose. Identify at least two strategies for addressing these ethical challenges. Finally, explain how you will address ethical integrity in research during your dissertation research process. Be sure to support your postings and responses […]

Epidemiology and Prevention Policy for Noncommunicable Diseases

Write a 2 page APA Format description of the NCD that you selected and include the descriptive epidemiology of the disease in a country different from your own. Explain how the modifiable risk factors for the NCD differ between the country you selected and the country you live in. Based on the risk factors, explain […]

American Public Dysfunctional Relationships

Goal: The goal of this assignment is to create an annotated bibliography that includes scholarly sources in preparation for the course research paper. Course Objective(s): CO 1 Description: To prepare for your week seven research paper, you will complete the following introductory assignment. First, choose a topic from the list below. You will be turning […]