PUBLIC HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND HEALTH STATISTICS

PUBLIC HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND HEALTH STATISTICS
May 4, 2019 Off All,

In Module 1, you will establish the foundation for the report by applying what you learned from your Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Statistics courses to do the following: Describe the epidemiology of tuberculosis. Identify three factors (social, economic, and/or political) that have contributed to the global resurgence of TB. Compare and contrast statistics regarding tuberculosis globally, in the United States, and in your state (identify the state about which you are writing). Summarize continuing challenges to TB control in the United States. Length: 4 pages, excluding title page and references. Required Reading Fojo, A. T., Stennis, N. L., Azman, A. S., Kendall, E. A., Shrestha, S., Ahuja, S. D., & Dowdy, D. W. (2017). Current and future trends in tuberculosis incidence in New York City: a dynamic modelling analysis. Lancet Public Health, 2(7), e323-e330. Obtained from Trident Online Library. Lewinsohn, D. M., Leonard, M. K., LoBue, P. A., Cohn, D. L., Daley, C. L., Desmond, E., … & Woods, G. L. (2017 January 15). Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clinical practice guidelines: Diagnosis of tuberculosis in adults and children. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 64(2), 111-5. Accessed from https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/64/2/111/2811357 Shrestha, S., Hill, A. N., Marks, S. M., & Dowdy, D. W. (2017 October 15). Comparing drivers and dynamics of tuberculosis in California, Florida, New York, and Texas. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 196(8), 1050-1059. Obtained from Trident Online Library. Stewart, R.J., Tsang, C.A., Pratt, R.H. Price, S.F., & Langer, A.J. (2018). Tuberculosis – United States, 2017. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 67, 317-323. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6711a2.htm World Health Organization. (2017). Ethics guidance for the implementation of the End TB strategy. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/254820/1/9789241512114-eng.pdf?ua=1