Health Care Case 4
Infectious Disease and Chronic Disease
Required Reading
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016, February). Chronic disease overview. Retrieved on 9/1/16 from http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/overview/index.htm
Mayo Clinic. (2016). Infectious diseases. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/home/ovc-20168649
Stanbury, M., Anderson, H., Blackmore, C., Fagliano, J., Heumann, M., Kass, D., & McGeehin, M. (2012). Functions of environmental epidemiology and surveillance in state health departments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 18 (18), 453-460. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22836537
Optional Reading
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016, February). Chronic disease overview. Retrieved on 9/1/16 from http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/overview/index.htm
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2009). The power of prevention – Chronic health disease . . . the public health challenge of the 21st century. CDC. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/pdf/2009-power-of-prevention.pdf
Materials Used in This Module
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). E-learning course – Introduction to prevention effectiveness. Accessed from https://www.cdc.gov/publichealth101/e-learning/prevention-effectiveness/.
Homework Assignment
Write a paper in which you do the following:
Select an infectious disease and discuss its transmission and control measures. Try to select a disease not already covered or mentioned in the Syllabus. Be sure to identify the reservoir(s) of your selected infectious disease.
Support your paper with evidence from the literature.
Length: 2–3 pages, excluding title page and references.
Assignment Expectations
Assessment and Grading: Your paper will be assessed based on the performance assessment rubric that is linked within the course. Review it before you begin working on the assignment.
Your work should also follow these Assignment Expectations.
