First Paper (1 page)

(Submit your assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Make sure to include your citations and source information using proper APA formatting.)

 

Find two articles from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MWR) that relate to salmonella.

In your journal assignment, discuss the following:

· Why did you choose those two articles?

· What did you learn about the disease?

· What elements (ideas, terms, vocabulary, connections, etc.) related to the final project did you find in the articles?

· How might these resources be useful when completing the final project?

Second Paper (3 pages)

(Your paper should be 3 pages Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA formatting and citations.)

 

To begin, review the final project research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean.” Then, address the following critical elements in your short paper:

II. Health Issue: In this section of your final project, you will analyze the health issue that is the focus of the research study.

2. Describe the  risk factors associated with the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and your independent research.

2. Describe the  mode of transmission of the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and your independent research.

2. Determine the  incidence and prevalence of the health issue using the data from Table 1 of the research study to perform the appropriate calculations.

3. Tip: To calculate incidence, assume the total population of Trinidad & Tobago during the 10-year period is 1,265,000 people

2. Determine the  mortality rate of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations.

2. Interpret the  odds ratio to determine the strength of association between the potential sources of exposure and the disease using the odds ratio given in Table 2.

5. Tip: Use the data in Table 2 of the final project research study to calculate the odds ratio.

Third Paper (4 pages)

(Your paper should be a 3 page Microsoft Word document, with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one inch margins, and APA formatting and citations.)

 

I. Population: In this section of your final project, you will summarize key elements of the research study and analyze the population impacted by the health issue.

1. Summarize the people, places, and times represented in the research study to provide context for your report.

1. Describe three  social and behavioral determinants strongly associated with the public health issue in the research study. Be sure to cite specific examples from the research study to support your description.

1. Describe three known  disparities associated with the health of the specific population. Be sure to cite specific examples from the research study to support your description.

1. Explain how the identified social and behavioral  determinants relate to the disparities you identified, and explain your reasoning.

II. Health Issue:

2. Using your research and analysis, draw  connections between the population and public health issue. Consider where you identified common elements, what you learned about the public health issue by studying the population, and what you learned about the population by studying the public health issue.

1. Levels of Prevention: In this section, you will describe the prevention strategies the epidemiologists used in the research study. You will identify a strategy for each level of prevention and then differentiate between the strategies.

3. Describe a  primary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the health issue of the specific population.

3. Describe a  secondary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the health issue of the specific population.

3. Describe a  tertiary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the health issue of the specific population.

3. Explain how the primary, secondary, and tertiary  prevention strategies differ in how they address the key factors impacting the health issue in the research study.

1. Conclusion: Now that you have analyzed the research study, you will develop a research question to further investigate the specific health issue and population, select an appropriate research design, and explain the importance of the research to the field of public health.

4. Using your analysis of the research study, develop a  research question to further investigate the specific public health issue and impacted population.

4. Determine whether an observational or experimental  research design would be more appropriate to investigate your research question. Be sure to justify your determination.

4. Explain the importance of further research for improving the quality of health in the specific population. What is the potential benefit?