Find the current and historical prevalence and incidence rates for the disease or condition.

Prevalence and Incidence

Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should

demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;

integrate professional resources;

engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and

express thoughts clearly and logically.

Course Outcomes

This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO2: Apply biostatistical procedures in the public health environment to identify and solve epidemiological issues.

CO3: Critique proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies or research.

CO4: Interpret the output from statistical computing packages to draw appropriate inferences and report results effectively.

CO5: Apply basic epidemiological methods (e.g. study designs and measures) and statistical methods (qualitative and quantitative) to real world outbreaks or case studies.

Due Date

This discussion follows the standard discussion participation requirements as outlined in the Syllabus. You are required to post a minimum of three times in each discussion. These three posts must be on a minimum of two separate days. You must respond to the initial discussion question by 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday of Week 4. To receive credit for a week’s discussion, you may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each module opens.

Requirements

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Discussions should elicit thoughtful discourse among peers,?similar to?those in a physical classroom, and serve as a platform for fluid exchange of ideas, weaving your understanding of the week’s concept to the given topic. Clarity of writing, rules of grammar, and punctuation are important. Research might be required on your part to be an informed participant, with proper credit given to original authors and sources to meet Chamberlain University’s plagiarism policies, but Discussions?are not?asking you to write a scholarly essay.

Please acquaint yourself with the attendance requirements?for this course, purpose,?and?participation requirement?by visiting the?Discussion Participation?section of the?Syllabus.?

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Discussion Prompt

This week we learned about different measures of morbidity and mortality. Incidence and prevalence are two of the most important topics for an epidemiologist. This is how disease is normally reported in and these measures can help to direct more targeted measures as far as addressing outcomes.

Consider the health topic you explored last week. Find the current and historical prevalence and incidence rates for the disease or condition. Report this to the class with your analysis of it and which, if either mean more.

What do these number say about the disease or condition?

Are there interventions that address these issues and have an impact on the prevalence or incidence?

DQ2 Mortality Rates and Life Span

Purpose

Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should

demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;

integrate professional resources;

engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and

express thoughts clearly and logically.

Course Outcomes

This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO2: Apply biostatistical procedures in the public health environment to identify and solve epidemiological issues.

CO3: Critique proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies or research.

CO4: Interpret the output from statistical computing packages to draw appropriate inferences and report results effectively.

CO5: Apply basic epidemiological methods (e.g. study designs and measures) and statistical methods (qualitative and quantitative) to real world outbreaks or case studies.

Due Date

This discussion follows the standard discussion participation requirements as outlined in the Syllabus. You are required to post a minimum of three times in each discussion. These three posts must be on a minimum of two separate days. You must respond to the initial discussion question by 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday of Week 4. To receive credit for a week’s discussion, you may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each module opens.

Requirements

Review the discussion grading rubric by clicking the Options icon and select the Show Rubric button. You can see the evaluation criteria and points associated for each criterion.

Discussions should elicit thoughtful discourse among peers,?similar to?those in a physical classroom, and serve as a platform for fluid exchange of ideas, weaving your understanding of the week’s concept to the given topic. Clarity of writing, rules of grammar, and punctuation are important. Research might be required on your part to be an informed participant, with proper credit given to original authors and sources to meet Chamberlain University’s plagiarism policies, but Discussions?are not?asking you to write a scholarly essay.

Please acquaint yourself with the attendance requirements?for this course, purpose,?and?participation requirement?by visiting the?Discussion Participation?section of the?Syllabus.?

To post, click Reply below.

Preparing the Assignment

Discussion Prompt

Mortality and morbidity rates are good indicators of the health of the population.

Consider two different populations, Sweden and the United States. Look up their morbidity rates and their top causes of death using the CIA World Factbook (Links to an external site.).

How has this changed in the last 100 years?

Are there any other measurements of mobility or mortality associated with either of these populations that you can provide?

Consider your topic that you have been discussing. Share the morbidity and mortality rates associated with it.