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#NHHCDBS.2.1V2
Select a disease or condition you wish to learn more about. This disease or condition can be infectious (e.g., influenza, pertussis, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA]), chronic (e.g., diabetes, asthma, cancer) or subset of behavioral/psychological health (e.g., autism spectrum disorder [ASD], attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], depression). You may NOT select COVID-19 or any associated conditions (i.e., long COVID).
Once you have selected your topic you will write the following in essay format:
Background/history of the disease or condition (≈1 page in length)
Here you will describe the major features of the disease/condition and its history (e.g., when it was first identified)
“Person, place, time” characteristics in a modern context (≈1 page in length)
Discuss who can get the disease/condition and if certain groups are more at risk for the disease/condition than other groups
Discuss the geographic spread of the disease/condition (e.g., is it more likely to occur in one place versus another place)
Discuss the timing of the disease/condition (e.g., is it more likely to occur in early childhood or in later adulthood, is it season dependent)
Discuss what surveillance methods are used to monitor the disease/condition (≈1 page in length)
Are the surveillance methods locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally supported?
If there are multiple surveillance methods, discuss the pros and cons of each method (if there are more than two methods, select two)
If there is no surveillance method for your selected disease/condition, discuss why
Provide your opinion on whether the surveillance methods are adequate and what should be done to improve them
Identify and describe two policies or policy proposals that would help treat or mitigate your disease/condition (≈1 page)
What policies already exist to address the needs of the population affected by your selected disease/condition?
Discuss how effective you think these policies have been
If no policies exist, why not?
Describe two policies that you think could be effective in addressing challenges related to your selected disease/condition
Papers should be approximately 4 to 6 double spaced pages in length, with standard 1-inch margins. You may use either 11-point Calibri font (Microsoft Word’s default font) or 12-point Times New Roman font. All sources must be cited using in-text citations. A references section at the end of your document (starting on a separate page) must also be provided, which does not count towards the paper length. In-text citations and references must be formatted in accordance with APA 7th edition guidelines. Use of a citation manager (e.g., Mendeley, Microsoft EndNote) is HIGHLY recommended.
As this paper is designed for you to demonstrate what you have learned through this course and apply some of the course concepts, you should not be using direct quotes from your sources. Instead, you should be summarizing and synthesizing the information. If you feel that use of a direct quote is warranted, they should be used sparingly (i.e., no more than once or twice in the entire paper) and should be limited (you should not be copying entire blocks or chunks of text). Any direct quote that is used should be cited in accordance with APA 7th edition guidelines (you may need to modify in-text citations manually, if you are using a citation manager). Excessive and/or inappropriate use of direct quotes may result in your grade being marked down in the section(s) the quote(s) are used and in the Spelling, Grammar, Syntax, Citations, Formatting section of the assignment’s rubric, which you can find below.
All papers must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .pdf. Other formats (e.g., .pages, .html) will not be accepted. If you are having issues turning in the paper in an accepted file format (i.e., you are using google docs or Apple Pages and do not know how to save the document in .doc, .docx, or .pdf),
