Applying Epidemiology

Order Description

Epidemiology is the study of epidemics. More specifically, it is the study of the occurrence and distribution of health problems. Using any of the

epidemiological techniques outlined in the chapters from this week’s reading, address the question for one of the case study outlined below.
• Epidemiological Case #1: Gastroenteritis at a University in Texas

There are two parts to this assignment:

Part I: Provide a brief statement of the investigative issue. Describe the epidemiological steps you would take by addressing the questions asked

within the case study you select.

Part II: Address the questions noted at the end of your selected case study. Your paper should be at least four pages in length, but can exceed this

depending on how much detail you provide on the epidemiological steps you take for your case. You should use at least one additional scholarly source

in addition to the textbook. Format your paper and all citations according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

These are possible references.
1.
a.
Chapter 3: Epidemiologic Concepts Applied to Community Health
b. Chapter 4: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
c. Chapter 8: Chronic Diseases and Community Health

Recommended Resources

Articles

1. Choi, B. C. K., Morrison, H., Wong, T., Wu, J., & Yan, Y.-P. (2007). Bringing chronic disease epidemiology and infectious disease epidemiology

back together. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61(9), 802. Retrieved from the PubMed Central database.
2. Enanoria, W. T. A., Crawley, A. W., Tseng, W., Furnish, J., Balido, J., & Aragon, T. J. (2013). The epidemiology and surveillance response to

pandemic influenza A (H1N1) among local health departments in the San Francisco Bay area. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 1-15. Retrieved from the

EBSCOhost databse.
3. Haneuse, S. & Bartell, S. (2011). Designs for the combination of group- and individual-level data. Epidemiology, 22(3), 382-389. Retrieved from

the PubMed Central database.
4. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. (2012). Living well with chronic illness: A call for public health action. Report Brief.

Retrieved from https://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2012/Living-Well-with-Chronic-Illness/livingwell_chronicillness_reportbrief.pdf
5. Institute of Medicine of the National Academices. (2012). Living well with chronic illness: A call for public health action. Full report.

Retrieved from https://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13272&page=R1
6. Iskander, J., Strikas, R. A., Gensheimer, K. F., Cox, N. J., & Redd, S. C. (2013). Pandemic influenza planning, United States, 1978-2008. Emerging

Infectious Diseases, 19(6), 879-885. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost databse.
7. Joffe, M., Gambhir, M., Chadeau-Hyam, M., & Vineis, P. (2012). Causal diagrams in systems epidemiology. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 9(1), 1-

18. Retrieved from the PubMed Central database.
8. Koplan, J. P., Butler-Jones, D., Thomas, T., & Yu, W. (2013). Public health lessons from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome a decade later.

Emerging Infectious Diseases,19(6), 861-863. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost databse.
9. McKeown, R. E. & Weed, D. L. (2001). Ethics in epidemiology and public health I. Technical termsterms. Journal of Epidemiology and Community

Health, 55(12), 855-857. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
10. McKeown, R. E. & Weed, D. L. (2002). Ethics in epidemiology and public health II. Applied terms. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health,

56(10), 739-741. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
11. Tinetti, M. E. (2012). Designing health care for the most common chronic condition – multimorbidity. Journal of the American Medical Association,

307(23), 2493-2494. Retrieved from the JAMA database.
12. U.S. Department of State. (n.d.). Infectious and chronic diseases. Retrieved from https://www.state.gov/e/oes/intlhealthbiodefense/id
Websites

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013).National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Retrieved from

https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Chronic disease prevention and health promotion. Retrieved from

https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm

3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Chronic disease state policy tracking system. Retrieved from

https://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/CDPHPPolicySearch/Default.aspx#

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