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Chamberlain NR 503 Week 1 Principles of Epidemiology Discussion

Chamberlain NR 503 Week 1 Principles of Epidemiology Discussion

Chamberlain NR 503 Week 1 Principles of Epidemiology Discussion

write minimum 300 words for each exercise = total 900 words

Respond with a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences each.

  1. You should address each bullet point in the exercise you select.
  2. Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article from this week’s readings and course textbook. Chamberlain NR 503 Week 1 Principles of Epidemiology Discussion
  3. APA format should be utilized to include a reference list.
  4. Correct grammar, spelling, and APA should be adhered to when writing, work should be scholarly without personalization or first person use

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Exercise 1.5

SELF-STUDY Course SS1978 Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice Third Edition An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Consider the initial case definition for SARS presented on page 1-26.

Explain how the case definition might address the purposes listed below.

1. Diagnosing and caring for individual patients

2. Tracking the occurrence of disease

3. Doing research to identify the cause of the disease

4. Deciding who should be quarantined (quarantine is the separation or restriction of movement of persons who are not ill but are believed to have been exposed to infection, to prevent further transmission)

Exercise 2.5 

Diabetes affects a growing number of Americans. You have been invited to join a collaborative of community agencies interested in tackling diabetes from a community perspective.

  • What resources will you use to identify different outcomes related to diabetes?
  • What outcomes related to diabetes are of most interest to community members?
  • How will you compare the outcomes you select to monitor at the local level with state (texas) and national outcomes?

Exercise 2.6 

APRNs should not only recognize but also make it part of their practice to develop strategies to reduce or eliminate health disparities. Review information from Healthy People 2020 and the CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities websites.

  • What health disparities can you find that are relevant to your community ? Odessa TX
  • How can you better advocate for minority groups who have poorer health outcomes?
  • What specific objectives in Healthy People 2020 can help this effort?

Review the following for integration into your writing/responses:

https://campaignforaction.org/issue/fostering-interprofessional-collaboration/

HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020

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DISCUSSION CONTENT
Category Points % Description
Scholarly  13 22% ·    The student actively stimulates and sustains inquiry by making reflective insightful comments, asking thoughtful questions and/or engaging in a scholarly discussion.

·    The student expresses a clear idea of the topic under discussion and sustains inquiry in order to explore relevant issues.

·    The student recognizes values or values conflict as things that form the assumption basis of arguments and recognizes when it is important to acknowledge these values.

·    The student recognizes the accuracy, logic, relevance, or clarity of statements.

·    The student asks clarifying questions and knows when clarifying questions need to be asked.

·    The student distinguishes fact from opinion.
Application  20 33% ·    All components of discussion prompt addressed (met) in initial posting.

·    The student’s writing conveys an understanding of significant ideas relevant to the issue under discussion. This is indicated by integration of course and weekly objectives, as well as readings from text and articles.

·    All posts should make correct use of terminology, precise selection of the pieces of information required to make a point, correct and appropriate use of examples and counterexamples, demonstrations of which distinctions are important to make, and explanations that are concise and to the point.

·    Information and knowledge are accurate.

·    The student elaborates statements with accurate explanations, reasons, or evidence from the course and/or weekly objectives.

·    All postings integrate scholarly sources to support points consistently.
Interactive Dialogue 10 16.6% ·    Responds to ideas in a way that advances discussion with engagement, depth, rigor, and application.

·    Interacts with a professional tone and is able to express opinions with ownership and without judgement.

·    Chooses to include professional experience to the discussion board mindful of appropriateness and boundaries. Experience is integrated as it supports the discussion board topic and utilizes scholarly references to support overall topic.
  43 72% Total CONTENT Points= 43 pts
DISCUSSION FORMAT
Category Points % Description
APA 12 20% ·    In text citations are formatted per APA 7th ed.

·    Reference list is formatted per APA 7th ed.

·    Spelling, grammar, and scholarly tone are per APA 7th ed.
Spelling / Grammar etc. 5 8% ·    Posts should utilize correct spelling and grammar (sentence structure and avoidance of slang or casual language) .
  17 28% Total FORMAT Points=17 pts
  60 100% DISCUSSION TOTAL=60 points