Communicable Disease Research Paper

Communicable Disease Paper
Kayla Lysak
HCS 457
July 7, 2014
Lindsay Cogan
Communicable Disease Paper
This paper will be discussing what MRSA is and the efforts that are being made to control it. It will also be discussing the environmental factors that are related to this disease. Other factors that will be discussed will be to explain the influence that lifestyles, socioeconomic status and disease management play and what the public health department is doing to reduce the threat this disease poses. Lastly this paper will be discussing how to identify gaps and how links can be made to other resources to meet the needs that cannot be met locally. It will also include what recommendations can be made to expand the programs within the community
First we need to use data collection and partnership formations between health care, public health and community organizations. Once this is done we need to do an assessment to make sure we have appropriate data. This means we need to go through all of the data and identify priority health issues to be able to develop comprehensive strategies to deal with these health issues. Next we will need to identify and bridge these gaps in order to take any actions that need taken. To do this we will need to prepare and enact environmental and policy changes before we will be able to coordinate community and clinical prevention activities. After all of these things are done we need to check the outcomes to ensure that there is improved health, cost savings for the community and see if there is an evidence-base for effective practices. . When there are situations when a community does not offer the services that are needed it would be a good idea for the community to have or form a strategic alliance with other health care providers or clinics that do offer the services that are needed so they can give the patient a referral to go there. Communities can also become more technologically involved so that they can have access to other health care facilities that can offer the services that are needed as well. Another way to bridge these gaps is to offer the professionals that are needed incentives to
If the right precautions are taken a person can go their whole live without ever having it. By communities having the right services available most people will have access to the right information and services so that they can prevent most health related issues. When a community is on top of the situation and makes takes the necessary steps to make sure they have the proper kinds of services in place they will have a community that is prepared for