“What is the role of Epidemiology? Explain how Epidemiology can be used to determine priority areas for Australia’s health” Epidemiology is the study of disease in groups or populations. Its role is to develop the health profile of the population through specific data collection it is a useful tool in developing health priority areas. Epidemiology has a number of roles and serves many purposes. One such purpose is assisting in the determination of health priority areas‚ one such measure of
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Breakdown the Categories of the Elderly population in China In China there are many different factors that contribute to the life span of the elderly population in China‚ such as education‚ and exposure to other risk factors throughout the span of one’s life. When looking at the mortality rate in China It is said that men live shorter lives than the women in China‚ but the women tend to experience more health issues than the elderly men in China. Another reason for the women experiencing more
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Audience: correctional staff Subject: Should prisons allow elderly people to be released and be under supervised parole for the rest of their lives. Author’s/Speaker’s Main Purpose or Claim: We will save money if it is possible and elder people leave the jail to avoid the necessary training for correction officers‚ “the costs of medication and accomadations throughout the prison such as wheelchair accesability and units with lower bunks.” Author’s/Speaker’s Tone (Tone=how the author/speaker feels
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Mental disorders are believed to start even before birth. According to the article I read‚ studies show that if a women has influenza during pregnancy‚ her child is three times for likely to have a mental illness such as schizophrenia. People having schizophrenia may be dysfunctional and deviant due to their delusions and the disordered thinking they may have. Studies also show that undernourished mothers tend of have kids with mania and depression. This depression can cause people to be a danger
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Running head: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology in Swaziland HIV/AIDS Epidemiology in Swaziland Andrew Jay Mallo Florida International University Abstract Since the first case was reported in 1986‚ AIDS has disproportionately affected the Kingdom of Swaziland relative to other nations in the region and globally. The high prevalence rate is characteristic of a generalized epidemic. It is estimated that there will be 20‚000 to 30‚000 new HIV infections each year. The Swazi Ministry of Health and Social
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Diabetes- current epidemiology and measuring variables at a local level Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is not classed as single disorder as it represents a series of conditions associated with high blood sugar which are cased in turn by defects in insulin secretion or the effectiveness of insulin or both. It is usually diagnosed by evidence of hyperglycaemia in a fasting state (>7.1 mmol/l plasma glucose) or threw an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)( >11.1mmol/l plasma glucose)
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I ambitiously decided that I would brighten the lives of the elderly by volunteering at a rest home‚ but discovered that the elderly were being neglected‚ shoved aside and forgotten. As I stepped into the home a pungent odor penetrated my nostrils‚ causing an instantaneous gagging reflex. The place was abounded with neglected and subdued inhabitants‚ yearning for attention. Anybody that passed them caused a sudden outburst of ranting. The negligence and disregard the home displayed appalled me‚ but
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Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases HIV or the Human Deficiency virus is like other viruses including the flu‚ but the one thing that makes this virus so different than any other is that the body is unable to clear this one out completely. Once someone is infected‚ there is no cure. Over time‚ HIV can also hide or mask itself in the body’s cells. The cells within a person’s body that fight off infection are called CD4 cells or T cells. HIV attacks these cells and copies or replicates itself inside
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Abstract Diabetes is prevalent among the elderly Latino community. The process of accepting and acknowledging the seriousness of having this condition can have a mental effect on the elder. There are factors that need to be taken into account that will change for the typical Latino elder living in the central valley. Since much of the Latino community in the central valley works in agriculture‚ income is low and adherence to medication becomes difficult. Economic factors directly affect their health
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Major Assessment Brenda Gould-Johnson Walden University Epidemiology and Population Health NURS 8310 Dr. Toby Turner May 14‚ 2014 Major Assessment In the United States healthcare system‚ there is a significant quality and cost challenges surrounding chronic care diseases. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states more than seventy-five percent of our nation-state’s health care expenditure is chronic care conditions. The major chronic care population affecting the astonishing expense
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