Statistics

1.1. Explain the disease in one short paragraph and explain why the disease is important from the public health perspective (make sure you cite the references in the text).

2. Statistics:

2.1. Overall prevalence of the disease in the world (among who and when and where) (you need to cite the reference in the text)

2.2. Overall prevalence of the disease in the United States (among who and when and where) (you need to cite the reference in the text)

2.3. Overall prevalence/incidence in State of New York among who and when and where) (you need to cite the reference in the text)

2.4. Compare the three levels international, national, and local level (table 1).

3. Who is the most affected in the United States? You should provide the latest statistics and explain your answer.

3.1. Prevalence of the disease-based age, gender and race/ethnic group (only for the United States). These statistics will help you to identify who is most affected.

4. Factors Associated with Disease.

4.1. List risk factors* associated with the disease.

4.1.1. Categorize listed risk factors based on the multi-causation disease model (for more information review slides in chapter 4 of the text book and see chapter four-Introduction to Community and Public Health).

4.1.2. Place the factors into the multi-causational model in appropriate level. You can draw the model and place factors into the model.

*Risk factors are characteristics which increase the chance of the disease.

*Protective factors are characteristics which decrease the chance of disease.

           I.                  Individual factors and family factors such as  personal history and biological factors affects increase or decrease chance of diseases. Examples: age, gender, race, ethnicity, occupation, behavioral choices, personality and family history

         II.                  Environmental Factors: Examples: Physical Factors: Geography, latitude and climate, infectious disease outbreak, inadequate food production, natural environment, built environment** such as housing, health food stores, physical activity friendly neighborhood.

**The built environment influences a health outcome. For example, inaccessible or nonexistent sidewalks and bicycle or walking paths contribute to sedentary lifestyle and inactivity. Sedentary lifestyle is associated with obesity, heart disease and some types of cancer.

For more information regarding built environment watch the following link: https://youtu.be/o2omFwB1h-c

Social and Cultural Factors: Beliefs, traditions, and prejudices, health disparities, economy, health care system, policies, regulations, social norm, socioeconomic statue of the community

Students need to report the latest statics. Students need to cite the text.

Reliable source of the data.

https://www.who.int/data/gho/publications/world-health-statistics

https://www.cdc.gov/datastatistics/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/data/

https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/DataViz.html.

Table 1: Prevalence of X disease in three level: world, USA, and New York

Location

Prevalence per

Year

Age group

World

USA

New York

Table 2: Factors associated with X disease in the Unites States (this is a dummy table so you can add rows based on the factors )

Individual/

Personal factors

Environmental factors

Social and Cultural Factors