Assignment: Infectious Disease and Chronic Disease
Required Reading
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016, February). Chronic disease overview.
Mayo Clinic. (2016). Infectious diseases.
Stanbury, M., Anderson, H., Blackmore, C., Fagliano, J., Heumann, M., Kass, D., & McGeehin, M. (2012). Functions of environmental epidemiology and surveillance in state health departments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 18 (18), 453-460.
Optional Reading
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016, February). Chronic disease overview.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2009). The power of prevention - Chronic health disease . . . the public health challenge of the 21st century. CDC.
Materials Used in This Module
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). E-learning course - Introduction to prevention effectiveness.
Homework Assignment
Before you begin this assignment, read through the Home page and the required readings. Specifically, view the E-learning course - Introduction to prevention effectiveness video.
In this SLP assignment, write a paper in which you do the following:
Describe the four common causes of chronic diseases.
Discuss the key components of prevention effectiveness studies that were covered in the Introduction to prevention effectiveness video.
Discuss effective preventive efforts for diabetes that must occur to yield health benefits.
Be sure to support your essay with evidence from the literature.
Length: 2-3 pages, excluding title page and references.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Assessment and Grading: Your paper will be assessed based on the performance assessment rubric that is linked within the course. Review it before you begin working on the assignment.