Assignment: Measuring a public health issue
Select one of the following health outcomes that affect young Australians (aged 15 to 24 years) from the list A to D below:
A) Asthma
B) Depression or anxiety
C) Injury
D) Chlamydia.
1. Describe why this health problem is a public health issue for young Australians.
-Include the impact of the health problem in terms of morbidity and mortality (disability/illness and disease).
-Include health indicators that justify the public health nature of the health problem. For example, what is the incidence and/or prevalence of the condition?
2. How is the health condition distributed in the population?
-Identify and describe how the health condition varies by population subgroups. What population groups are vulnerable, or at increased risk of this health condition? (Populations can be grouped according to various characteristics, including age, sex, education, income, geographic location, etc.)
3. Drawing on your understanding of the social determinants of health, explain the causes of this health condition.
-Include indicators that describe how the condition differs across these determinants.
4. Conclude your assignment with three recommendations that would help to protect or promote the health of young Australians by preventing or reducing the impact of this health condition.
1600 words.
10 harvard reference.