MN 505 Purdue Global University Epidemiology of Health Promotion Discussion
Topic 1: Epidemiology of Health Promotion
Read the required readings. Define the core functions of epidemiology. Select one of the epidemiologic core functions and provide an example of the how the core function might be demonstrated in clinical practice by a Masters prepared Registered Nurse. Can you relate this or one of the other functions to an example or content in your text readings?
APA 7 Format/ 3 peer reviewed references/ 2-3 paragraphs
Unit 6 Reading Assignments
In Clinical Epidemiology, read:
Chapter 10: “Prevention”
Chapter 11: “Chance”
Chapter 12: “Cause”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2012a). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. Epidemiological Core Functions: Lesson 1. Section 4. (3rd. ed.). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson2/section4.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2012b). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. Epidemiological Core Functions: Lesson 1. Section 8. (3rd. ed.). https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson2/section8.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2016). Behavioral risk factor surveillance system. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (n.d.) 1991-2015 High school youth risk behavior survey Data. Retrieved from https://nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Default.aspx
Web Resources
● Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2014). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. An Introduction to applied epidemiology and biostatistics. (3rd ed.).. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/index.html
● Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Leading health indicators. Retrieved from http://healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/default.aspx
● Healthy People 2020. (2018). Topics and objectives. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives
● United States Preventive Services. (2018, March). USPSTF A and B recommendations. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/uspstf-a-and-b-recommendations/
