There are 2 DQ with two questions each. Please make sure that DQ 1 response to both question has a word count of 360 words, and DQ 2 response to both questions has a word count of 360 words. Also please include references as well.
Week 4 e-Activity • Using online resources or the Library, research the cost of treating infectious diseases in the U.S. compared to treating infectious diseases in the U.K. Evaluate these occurrences in terms of person, time, and place. Be prepared to discuss.
Case study:
• Healthy People 2020: Determinants of Health http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx
Go to Healthy People 2020 webpage. Access the link to the Determinants of Health. These are a range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status are known as determinants of health. View the Determinants of Health: A Framework for Reaching Healthy People 2020 Goals video.
Read how policymaking, social factors, health services, individual behavior, biology and genetics can determine individual and population health. Review the new Global Health goal (http://healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=16 ) to learn how the health of the US population can be affected by public health threats or events around the globe.
Disscusion Question 1: • Imagine there has been a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in your office building. Design a plan to address the prevention of TB in your particular work environment. Be specific. • Using the epidemiological foundation concepts of person, time and place, evaluate how you would investigate and report on the occurrence of TB in your workplace.
Disscusion Question 2: • From the case study, evaluate the economic cost to the U.S. due to investigating Mad Cow Disease, and determine whether or not diligent monitoring can safeguard against damaging the U.S. meat supplies. Provide at least two (2) examples to support your rationale.
• From the e-Activity, evaluate the cost of treating infectious diseases in the U.S. compared to the U.K., in terms of person, time, and place. Discuss the specifics of your findings, determining whether or not the economic cost is justified.
