HMSV 5002 Week 4: Parenting and how it is affected by drug use Order Instructions In this assignment, you will create a case study on a community problem for use throughout this course. The case study should focus on a specific group of individuals experiencing a specific social problem related to the field of human…

NURS 8310 Week 10: Chronic Disease Management: Mortality and Morbidity The management of chronic disease poses a significant health care challenge in the United States and elsewhere. By the year 2030, chronic disease will cost the world over 47 trillion dollars annually (Bloom, et al, 2011; Jaslow, 2011). As noted in Week 6, many of…

NURS 8310 Week 11: Practical Application of Epidemiological Interventions in Settings and Populations Most people can recall where they were and what they were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew two airplanes into the Twin Towers. One week after that attack, anthrax was sent through the U.S. Postal Service to…

NURS 8310 Week 8: Screening for Diseases Week 8 Discussion   Screening for Disease   Although many individuals and organizations may endorse the goal of screening programs, the details and implementation are often controversial. For some types of screening, it can be quite challenging to weigh the human and economic costs and benefits and determine…

NURS 8310 Week 9: Emergence and Reemergence of Infectious Disease As you have examined in this course, the scope of epidemiology has broadened over the years to include the global investigation of chronic, environmental, and genetic diseases and other health-related conditions. Yet, the practice of epidemiology has its roots in the study of infectious disease,…

NURS 8310 Week 7: Application of Measures of Effect Week 7: Application of Measures of Effect   Working near farm fields may be hazardous to your health. A recent epidemiologic study revealed a link between three agricultural pesticides and the development of Parkinson’s disease (Wang et al., 2011; UCLA, 2011). This link was initially suspected…

NURS 8310 Week 6: Epidemiological Applications, Part 2 and Data Interpretation Can a person’s experience with racial discrimination impact aging and his or her physical health? The answer may be yes, according to a preliminary epidemiologic research study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of Health (Szanton et al.,…

NURS 8310 Week 5: Epidemiologic Applications, Part 1 Week 5: Epidemiologic Applications, Part 1   A healthy environment is fundamental to life, and attention to the effects of the environment on human health is essential if we are to achieve the goal of health for all.   —Naomi Higenbottam, RN, The Luminary Project: Nurses Lighting…

NURS 8310 Week 3 Analytic Epidemiology Designs Observational  Consider for a moment the great strides made in treating breast cancer, or as noted last week, the change in life expectancy for patients with HIV/AIDS. These strides toward improving health outcomes are a result of research; research has helped health care professionals and others better understand…

In the fall of 2011, the FDA announced a shortage of important chemotherapy drugs; this shortage, in turn, disrupted clinical trials and led to potential challenges in assessing data from those studies. Experimental research, which includes clinical trials, plays a pivotal role in the advancement of disease prevention and treatment. Once a risk factor has…