Assignment: Epidemiological Analysis: Chronic Health
Requirements:
This paper should clearly and comprehensively identify the chronic health disease chosen. Select a topic from the following list (topics rotate):
• Hypertension
• Type 1 Diabetes
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Macular Degeneration
The paper should be organized into the following sections:
• Introduction (Identification of the problem) with a clear presentation of the problem as well as the significance and a scholarly overview of the paper's content. No heading is used for the Introduction per APA 6th edition.
• Background and Significance of the disease, to include: Definition, description, signs and symptoms, and current incidence and/or prevalence statistics by state with a comparison to national statistics pertaining to the disease.? Create a table of incidence or prevalence rates by your geographic county/city or state with a comparison to national statistics. Use the APA text for formatting guidelines (tables). This is a table that you create using relevant data, it should not be a table from another source using copy/paste.
• Surveillance and Reporting: Current surveillance methods and mandated reporting processes.
• Epidemiological Analysis: Conduct a descriptive epidemiology analysis of the health condition. Be sure to include all of the 5 W's: What,
Who, Where, When, Why. Use details associated with all of the W's, such as the "Who" which should include an analysis of the determinants of health. Include costs (both financial and social) associated with the disease or problem.
• Screening and Guidelines: Review how the disease is diagnosed and current national standards (guidelines). Pick one screening test (review Discussion Board) and review its sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, and cost.
Plan: Integrating evidence, provide a plan of how a nurse practitioner will address this chronic health condition after graduation. Provide three specific interventions that are based on the evidence and include how you will measure outcomes (how will you know that the interventions have utility, are useful?) Note:? Consider primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions as well as the integration of health policy advocacy efforts. All interventions should be based on evidence - connected to a resource such as a scholarly piece of research.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.