Epidemiology Assignment
Research and select three current epidemiological studies regarding risk factors that are associated with any health problem. You can also use the following websites to search for studies as they are often used as the major sources of information for health research and often report on the most current health problems affecting the United States and global populations:
i. U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
ii. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
iii. World Health Organization
iv. What were the criteria that you used to select these papers? (For example, only English language, peer reviewed articles, only a specific age group, only United States studies, etc.)
v. What were the types of risk factors studied in your chosen articles? (For example, environmental, socio-economic, behavioral, etc.)
vi. Which study design was used for this study? Why do you think the researchers chose this specific study design? Provide examples from your research.
vii. What are the proximate or underlying determinants of risk factors that are associated with any health problem for each study?
Also Refer to textbook: Title: Introduction to Public Health, (5th ed.)
Author: Mary-Jane Schneider
Ed/Year: 4th/2014
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
ISBN: 978-1449697365
Format your assignment 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 assignment, 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.