Epidemiology of Homeless/Indigent People with Mental Illness Vulnerable populations are defined in many ways. Variables of the definition are dependent on the author‚ their current location and how they believe that they may assist this population. Vulnerability as defined in a healthcare setting are those with a greater than average risk of developing health problems by virtue of their marginalized sociocultural status‚ their limited access to economic resources‚ or personal characteristics such
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a written paper of 1‚200-1‚500 words‚ apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: 1. Chickenpox 2. Tuberculosis 3. Influenza 4. Mononucleosis 5. Hepatitis B 6. HIV Epidemiology Paper Requirements Include the following in your assignment: 1. Description of the communicable disease (causes‚ symptoms‚ mode of transmission‚ complications‚ treatment) and the demographic
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HPV Epidemiology and HPV Lisa Rooney NSG/450 May 24‚ 2013 Dr. Phelps Epidemiology and HPV Epidemiology‚ What? Is that even an English word? Epidemiology is the study of health and health concerns in a population with an emphasis on establishing cause and effect. Epidemiology looks at how the disease manifests and spreads through out a population that are a risk and come up with effective prevention and treatment. Epidemiology Triangle Epidemiology is different from medical fields because
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How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified? • Measuring health status Role of epidemiology: Epidemiology is used by governments and health related organisations to obtain a picture of the health status of a population‚ to identify the patterns of health and disease‚ and analyse how health services and facilities are being used Epidemiology considers the patterns of disease in terms of: o Prevalence o Incidence o Distribution (the
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Epidemiology PaperEpidemiology Paper This will paper discuss one of the deadly disease in the world call Tuberculosis (TB). The goal is to prevent the disease and prevent the spread of the disease from the teaching that the community health nurse will provide. An individual can die if TB is left untreated. Active Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. This respiratory disease that in most common in the lungs. (World Health
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Haemophilus influenza By Crystal Wade BL 202 A Dr. Kokan 11/10/2012 Haemophilus influenza is a gram negative rod shaped bacterium; it is a member of the pasteurellaceae family. It is aerobic but it can grow as a facultative anaerobe. From 1852 to 1933 H. influenza was thought to be the cause of influenza until its etiology was done and they discovered that it was really bacterial influenza that caused it. H. influenza does cause many other diseases. It states on Wikipedia that “H. influenza
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Running head: Epidemiology paper: Tuberculosis Epidemiology Paper: Tuberculosis Richard Doria Grand Canyon University NRS-427V October 5‚ 2014 Epidemiology Paper: Tuberculosis “Tuberculosis (TB)‚ a multisystem disease with myriad presentations and manifestations‚ is the most common cause of infectious disease–related mortality worldwide. Although TB rates are decreasing in the United States‚ the disease is becoming more common in many parts of the world. In addition‚ the prevalence of
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Epidemiology Paper NUR/408 July 23‚ 2012 Abstract Epidemiology is viewed as the fundamental science of public health and is key in endorsing optimal health in the community as a whole (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008). Epidemiologic study and practice continues to reform public health and endeavors to prevent disease in communities across the world. This paper will address through descriptive epidemiology‚ the rising disease of obesity and will focus on the teen and adolescent population of the United
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Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study of health-determinant patterns in a population. It accompanies public health research and consists of gathering information on a specific area or group of people and doing research on their well being and physical health. This research can help identify trends pertaining to disease among people and whether or not such diseases are related to the habitat in which they live. These studies help to inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying
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Seminar Topic: “Lessons We Are Learning from Influenza 2013” The seminar was about Influenza. The speakers started off by talking about the widespread influenza outbreak in 47 US states. 47 states reported of widespread flu activity‚ and 9 out of 10 regions in the US had elevated flu activity. The speaker went on to talk about how the Influenza A virus subtype H3N2 predominated this season‚ while the Influenza B strain was causing about 20% of cases. The speakers reported that the available flu
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