Homework
I. Apply the concepts of population health and epidemiology to one of the following infectious diseases:??(Choose one from the following list for your paper.)
i. Community Acquired Pneumonia
ii. Infectious Diarrhea
iii. Hepatitis B
iv. Tick-borne Encephalitis
v. Salmonella
II. Synthesize Course content from Weeks 1-5 according to the following sections:
i. Introduction: Analysis of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) to include demographic break down that includes age, gender, race, or other at-risk indicators (data per demographics should include mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence).
ii. Determinants of Health: Define, identify and synthesize the determinants of health as related to the development of the infection. Utilize HP2020.
iii. Epidemiological Triad: Identify and describe all elements of the epidemiological triad: Host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Utilize the demographic break down to further describe the triad.
iv. Role of the NP: Succinctly define the role of the nurse practitioner according to a national nurse practitioner organization (National Board of Nursing or AANP, for example) and synthesize the role to the?management of infectious diseases(surveillance, primary/secondary/tertiary interventions, reporting, data collecting, data analysis, and follow-up). This includes the integration of a model of practice which supports the implementation of an evidence-based practice.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.