Contagious diseases have been a global issue throughout history. Various organizations monitor disease outbreaks and work to prevent epidemics. While the media can help spread awareness, their coverage of disease is sometimes exaggerated. Proper surveillance of known and unknown diseases is important for public health efforts. Vaccines have largely helped control diseases, but some choose not to vaccinate due to personal beliefs. Coordinated efforts between health and government agencies are needed to improve disease surveillance and response.
Ebola is a growing concern in the United States due to misinformation and rumors. Nurses play an important role in educating the public about how Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids, its symptoms, and prevention methods. As epidemiologists, nurses investigate disease patterns, educate communities, and help develop health policies. Nurses must know proper safety protocols for treating Ebola patients and continue research efforts to better understand and control the virus. Educating nursing students and the public is key to eradicating misunderstandings about Ebola and preventing its spread.
This document analyzes racial disparities in flu vaccination rates in the United States using data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. It finds that minorities, especially Black individuals, have significantly lower flu vaccination rates than whites, likely due to barriers to healthcare access. Married individuals and those who are employed have higher vaccination rates than unmarried or unemployed individuals. The document controls for variables like age, sex, and employment status to better understand the independent effect of race and marital status on vaccination rates.
his report will first examine the socioeconomic and political dimensions of tackling TB and then look at policy and progress in the areas of prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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醫藥人 楊幽幽 Physician Pharmacist People Health Magazine Cecilia Young Tau Yau - ...ceciliayoungyau
Patient Perception from Internet on Adverse Effects vs Benefits of Vaccination written by Dental Consultant Physician Pharmacist People 醫藥人 楊幽幽 (Cecilia Young Tau Yau)
This document summarizes a student paper about promoting childhood immunizations in Texas. It provides background data on recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases from sources like the CDC. Vaccination rates in Texas are outlined, with 81.5% of children receiving the full DTaP series and 92.7% receiving the MMR vaccine. The document proposes partnering with organizations like the Texas Nurses Association to educate caregivers and advocate for stricter vaccination laws to increase immunization rates and prevent future outbreaks.
This document summarizes a student paper about promoting childhood immunizations in Texas. It provides background data on recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases from sources like the CDC. Vaccination rates in Texas are outlined, with 81.5% of children receiving the full DTaP series and 92.7% receiving the MMR vaccine. The document proposes partnering with organizations like the Texas Nurses Association to educate caregivers and potentially advocate for stricter vaccination laws. The overall goal is to increase immunization rates and protect community health.
11.the case of hiv and aids awareness campaign in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This document discusses an analysis of HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in Nigeria that use advertisements. It begins with background on Nigeria's high HIV rates and efforts by the government and NGOs to raise awareness through mass media campaigns. The study aims to understand perceptions of the personalities portrayed in these ads and whether they realistically represent those living with HIV. The document reviews literature on how mass media campaigns have been used globally to increase HIV knowledge and prevention behaviors. It also discusses agenda-setting and uses and gratifications theories as frameworks. The methodology section describes how the study used surveys and interviews to collect data from media professionals, health workers, and the target audience about their views on the portrayals used in HIV awareness ads in Nigeria.
Patient perception from internet on adverse effects vs benefits of vaccination Cecilia Young 楊幽幽
Patient Perception from Internet on Adverse Effects vs Benefits of Vaccination -
An Internet Message from a Public Figure in Hong Kong
Cecilia Young* and TH Tai
Independent Researcher, Kowloon, Hong Kong
*Corresponding Author: Cecilia Young, Independent Researcher, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Received: March 07, 2018; Published: April 30, 2018
Ebola is a growing concern in the United States due to misinformation and rumors. Nurses play an important role in educating the public about how Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids, its symptoms, and prevention methods. As epidemiologists, nurses investigate disease patterns, educate communities, and help develop health policies. Nurses must know proper safety protocols for treating Ebola patients and continue research efforts to better understand and control the virus. Educating nursing students and the public is key to eradicating misunderstandings about Ebola and preventing its spread.
This document analyzes racial disparities in flu vaccination rates in the United States using data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. It finds that minorities, especially Black individuals, have significantly lower flu vaccination rates than whites, likely due to barriers to healthcare access. Married individuals and those who are employed have higher vaccination rates than unmarried or unemployed individuals. The document controls for variables like age, sex, and employment status to better understand the independent effect of race and marital status on vaccination rates.
his report will first examine the socioeconomic and political dimensions of tackling TB and then look at policy and progress in the areas of prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Download Whitepaper
醫藥人 楊幽幽 Physician Pharmacist People Health Magazine Cecilia Young Tau Yau - ...ceciliayoungyau
Patient Perception from Internet on Adverse Effects vs Benefits of Vaccination written by Dental Consultant Physician Pharmacist People 醫藥人 楊幽幽 (Cecilia Young Tau Yau)
This document summarizes a student paper about promoting childhood immunizations in Texas. It provides background data on recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases from sources like the CDC. Vaccination rates in Texas are outlined, with 81.5% of children receiving the full DTaP series and 92.7% receiving the MMR vaccine. The document proposes partnering with organizations like the Texas Nurses Association to educate caregivers and advocate for stricter vaccination laws to increase immunization rates and prevent future outbreaks.
This document summarizes a student paper about promoting childhood immunizations in Texas. It provides background data on recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases from sources like the CDC. Vaccination rates in Texas are outlined, with 81.5% of children receiving the full DTaP series and 92.7% receiving the MMR vaccine. The document proposes partnering with organizations like the Texas Nurses Association to educate caregivers and potentially advocate for stricter vaccination laws. The overall goal is to increase immunization rates and protect community health.
11.the case of hiv and aids awareness campaign in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This document discusses an analysis of HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in Nigeria that use advertisements. It begins with background on Nigeria's high HIV rates and efforts by the government and NGOs to raise awareness through mass media campaigns. The study aims to understand perceptions of the personalities portrayed in these ads and whether they realistically represent those living with HIV. The document reviews literature on how mass media campaigns have been used globally to increase HIV knowledge and prevention behaviors. It also discusses agenda-setting and uses and gratifications theories as frameworks. The methodology section describes how the study used surveys and interviews to collect data from media professionals, health workers, and the target audience about their views on the portrayals used in HIV awareness ads in Nigeria.
Patient perception from internet on adverse effects vs benefits of vaccination Cecilia Young 楊幽幽
Patient Perception from Internet on Adverse Effects vs Benefits of Vaccination -
An Internet Message from a Public Figure in Hong Kong
Cecilia Young* and TH Tai
Independent Researcher, Kowloon, Hong Kong
*Corresponding Author: Cecilia Young, Independent Researcher, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Received: March 07, 2018; Published: April 30, 2018
KAFKAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ/KAFKAS UNIVERSITY
SOCIOLOGY
Course
LECTURE NOTES AND POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
Prof.Dr. Halit Hami ÖZ
Kars, TURKEY
hamioz@yahoo.com
The document discusses strategies that will reshape the healthcare industry landscape in the future. It predicts that healthcare delivery will transform due to epidemiological, demographic, technological and quality pressures as well as emerging infections and consumerism. Specifically, it anticipates a growth in ambulatory and day care due to lower costs, more emphasis on outsourcing services by hospitals, and a focus on technology, efficiency and value-based care. Universal health coverage is also discussed as a goal to ensure all people can access needed health services without financial hardship.
Role of Public Health in Health and social Care
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.. 4
TASK-1. 5
1.1 Role of different agencies in identifying levels in health and disease in communities. 5
1.2 Statistics on the incidence and spread of infectious disease. Explain the epidemiology of one infectious and non-infectious disease and relevance of statistics in context to public health. 7
1.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches and strategies to control the incidence of disease in communities. 8
TASK-2 Be able to investigate the implications of illness and disease in communities for the provision of health and social care services. 9
2.1 Determine what are the current approaches to the provision of services for the people with disease or illness. 9
2.2 Explain the relationship between the prevalence of different diseases and the requirements of services to support individuals with the health and social care service
Information needs and resource utilization by people living with hiv/aidsResearchWap
1.2 Objectives of the study
The main purpose of this study is to depict a comprehensive picture of information need and resource utilization by people living with HIV/AIDS in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu. The specific purposes of the study are as follows:
a. To determine the areas in which people living with HIV/AIDS needs information ESUT teaching Hospital.
b. To find out the information resource used by people living with HIV/AIDS in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu.
c. To determine the extent to which information resources encourage and support the people living with HIV/AIDS to take positive actions to deal with HIV/AIDS in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu.
d. To determine the benefits derived from the use of information resources by the PLWHA in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu.
e. To find out the barriers to access and utilization of information resources by PLWHA in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu.
Social Media could be a of Threat for an “Infodemic” throughout COVID-19 Pand...asclepiuspdfs
This era is witnessed by a vibrant society and hastily grown and evolving communication technologies, indeed, which have many advantages. Information technology evolved and now plays a pivotal role in all fields and disciplines including the health-care system. Therefore, social media can be utilized either spread information in a fraction of a second for a campaign against smoking and cancer or spread news without any reason and confirmation. The people do not take care of any news relevant to anything. However, people feel an obligation to throw the information to others, why, so far do not know, as a result, news creates pandemic. We are witnessed during the current coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic situation where we are daily receiving thousands of messages, videos, or audios regarding different theories about COVID-19. Most of them are based on some kinds of speculations and do not have any empirical evidence. We need to assess the neglected influence and impact of this so called “Infodemic”, which may cause a variety of health hazards in a fraction of a second mainly anxiety and stress.
The document discusses the history and current state of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. It begins by tracing HIV back to chimpanzees in Cameroon in the 1930s and its spread to humans. By the 1980s, AIDS cases rose sharply across Eastern Africa due to factors like labor migration. Treatment was not widely available until the 1990s. Currently, South Africa has the most HIV cases but prevalence has declined by a third over the past decade due to treatment programs. However, the number of people needing treatment is expected to exceed resources by 2020 without increased prevention and sustainable treatment options. More work is still needed to curb the epidemic.
The case of hiv and aids awareness campaign in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on HIV/AIDS awareness advertisements in Nigeria. The study aims to understand perceptions of the personalities portrayed in these ads and whether they accurately represent those living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Specifically, it seeks to determine if only lower class Nigerians are portrayed, why higher class individuals may not be, the rationale for personality selection, and if personality affects audience. The methodology involved surveys of media users, advertising professionals, health workers and people living with HIV/AIDS through questionnaires and interviews.
Since the emergency of COVID-19 pandemics, many countries have been encountered a multitude of challenges. People have been facing health related and other social consequences throughout the world. It is too early to know the aggravated impact of COVID-19 on people living in resource-limited setting, like east Africa countries. In these countries, besides direct public health impact, the COVID-19 pandemic has provoked social stigma and discriminatory behaviors against people of certain ethnic backgrounds as well as anyone perceived to have been in contact with the virus. Social stigma can negatively affect those with the disease, as well as their caregivers, family, friends and communities.COVID-19 pandemics have also been provoked great impacts on daily social consumptions such as food and other food supplements. In addition, COVID-19 pandemic were overshadowed endemics diseases such as malaria, TB and HIV related care and antenatal care services as well as other non-communicable diseases prevention and control. Social stigma coupled with other consequences could result in more severe health problems, can undermine social cohesion and prompt possible social isolation of groups, which might contribute to a situation where the virus is more, not less, likely to spread and difficulties controlling a disease outbreak. Therefore, how we communicate about COVID-19 is critical in supporting people to take effective action to help combat the disease and to avoid fuelling fear and stigma. An environment needs to be created in which the disease and its impact can be discussed and addressed openly, honestly and effectively. This is a message for government, media and local organizations working on the COVID-19 infections.
This document discusses the important role of media in controlling avian influenza and pandemic preparedness. It emphasizes that media should provide factual information on disease symptoms, mortality and infection rates to give the public an accurate view of risks. Rapid, honest, transparent and updated communication is important. Media coverage has been shown to influence public perception of disease threat and concern. Responsible reporting is needed to convey accurate information about disease spread. While media coverage of avian influenza has decreased too quickly, the threat of pandemic remains.
The document discusses HIV epidemiology in Saskatchewan, highlighting that the province has seen a rapid increase in new HIV cases and now has the highest rates in Canada. It summarizes Saskatchewan's 2010-2013 HIV Strategy, which aims to reduce new infections and improve quality of life for those living with HIV through improved surveillance, clinical management, prevention, and harm reduction programs. The strategy goals include earlier detection of cases, decreasing new infections and sexually transmitted infections, and increasing access to testing, care, and prevention services.
The document discusses how sustainable livelihood approaches can help address the HIV/AIDS epidemic by taking a holistic view of its impact. It recognizes that HIV/AIDS affects many aspects of people's lives beyond just health, impacting finances, social support, education, and various livelihood assets. A livelihoods lens allows for joined-up thinking across sectors to understand how people adapt their livelihoods in response. Local responses have often been more effective than global strategies, and livelihood approaches can help share learning to support such responses.
PIH partnered with the Sierra Leone government and a local NGO to respond to the Ebola epidemic across 4 districts. PIH rapidly deployed expatriate clinicians and supplies to 17 health facilities that lacked resources to safely treat patients. PIH aimed to both prevent new Ebola infections and improve patient outcomes. As the epidemic subsides, PIH is working to strengthen the health system and resume regular services while the country faces losing many health workers to Ebola. Lessons from PIH's response can help build resilient health systems in resource-poor settings.
This document reviews international experience on the role of agriculture and natural resource management in preventing and alleviating HIV/AIDS. It discusses how rural livelihoods dependent on agriculture and NRM can influence the spread of HIV infection and how HIV/AIDS in turn undermines these livelihoods. Local innovations that have helped address HIV/AIDS are described. The review outlines key features of HIV/AIDS epidemics and their relationship to rural livelihoods. Food insecurity can increase risky sexual behaviors and susceptibility to infection, while illness and death from AIDS undermines households' agriculture and natural resource management. Local innovations play a role in addressing HIV/AIDS but often face constraints.
Zika Virus: analysis, discussions and impacts in BrazilAJHSSR Journal
The ZikaDesease is increasing in Brazil since 2014. The causative vector is Aedesaegypti, which
through its bite can transmit the virus, causing microcephaly, it can causes consequences thought life. Beyond
the number of microcephaly cases growth, the Zika virus generates major problems involving the whole society
and economy of the country, such as the cost of medical treatment of the microcephalic child and his family that
will stop working to support and follow the treatment, and also to the cost of basic sanitation, as a prime factor
for mosquito control and the elaboration of public policies. Thus, the present work analyzed economic and
environmental aspects for the understanding the virus’ factors that provided the vector growth. A bibliographic
research carried out to understand the effects of the Zika virus and its economic, social and environmental
impacts. In this study, the costs related to microcephaly, the loss of income of microcephalic child’s relatives
and the country’s investment in basic sanitation were estimated
INFLUENCE OF BAKIGA CULTURAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES ON MANAGEMENT OF CORONA VI...AkashSharma618775
The focus of this discourse is to construct an understanding of cultural beliefs and practices on the
influence and spread of corona virus as viewed from lenses of medical sociology. This review starts from the
premise that we need a sociology of health agenda to manage the corona virus epidemic. The study points to the
fact that cultural beliefs are an unsung aspect in our understanding of the sociology of health particularly in the
management of corona virus despite the role of describing social behavior in other disciplines, including utilization
of medicine itself. Some cultural fanatics among the Bakiga hold several casual beliefs that Corona Virus is a
disease of the West (most developed countries) and therefore, Africans are an exception. Another competing belief
is that most Africans have endured harsh conditions which made them develop immunity against the virus.
Another argument is that Africans have been infected by flu and common cold and therefore, their body has
requisite immunity to fight COVID 19.Culture in health interventions seems to have three domains of health
beliefs and behavior that should be taken into account: (1) Cultural Identity, (2) Relationships and Expectations,
and (3) Cultural Empowerment. It is essential to maximize the wealth of experience that emerges both from
anthropological and sociological analysis of epidemic responses in different contexts for similar airborne diseases,
including historical analyses. Although the socio-cultural practices of the Bakiga highlighted in this work have
been shown to contribute to the spread of COVID 19, any future efforts to eradicate and/or contain these
outbreaks should also include the medical sociologist on the African continent as the dearth of them was the main
structural contributor to the course of the pandemic.
Global Medical Cures™ | Epilepsy
DISCLAIMER-
Global Medical Cures™ does not offer any medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or recommendations. Only your healthcare provider/physician can offer you information and recommendations for you to decide about your healthcare choices.
You are the local Director of Public Health in your region where HIV infection is a major public health issue and national leaders do not support drug use or barrier contraception. Describe how you would use your knowledge of public education, individual’s perception of risk and the use of the media, to promote healthy behaviour to limit disease impact, and increase the use and public acceptance of drug therapy.
Reinforce your answer with evidence based interventions as far as possible.
HIV/AIDS is a national disaster in Tanzania that requires comprehensive management. Around 1.6 million people in Tanzania are living with HIV, though prevalence varies widely by region from under 2% to over 16%. The epidemic poses serious social and economic threats and has left over 1 million orphans. Tanzania has implemented various prevention strategies, including voluntary counseling and testing, promoting abstinence and faithfulness, condom distribution, preventing mother-to-child transmission, and youth education programs. However, HIV/AIDS continues to devastate the country.
A tremendous need exists to engage hard-to-reach populations in HIV/AIDS care. That’s because numerous factors prevent people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)—especially disadvantaged and disproportionately affected populations—from engaging in care or remaining in care.
This Webcast introduces providers to several successful strategies for reaching the most vulnerable populations:
Howell Strauss, DMD, AIDS Care Group, discusses traditional street outreach, as well as his involvement with both the SPNS Oral Health Initiative and the SPNS Jail Initiative.
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH, Department of Infectious Diseases University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, shares best practices in social marketing outreach in the context of her work as a SPNS Young Men who Have Sex with Men of Color Initiative grantee.
Final paper for technology and public healthcastillos008
Technology has significant potential to improve public health. It can help manage patient information electronically, increase efficiency, and connect providers to hard-to-reach populations. However, it also poses challenges like ensuring privacy and preparing for how it may introduce errors. Overall, when combined with effective health communication, technology has the ability to transform public health services and bring patient-centered care.
1) The document describes a computational investigation of unsteady flows over bluff bodies like circular cylinders at different Reynolds numbers and configurations.
2) CFD simulations were performed using Fluent to analyze pressure coefficients and vortex shedding for single cylinders and cylinders in tandem and V-configurations at varying angles of attack.
3) The results were found to be in good agreement with previous studies and showed that V-configurations are better for withstanding high pressures while tandem configurations experience less variable pressures.
Kevin Brunnock presents some of the most prominent families in the real estate business, still in operation today. From the Rockefellers to the LeFraks, well-known families have built an empire through real-estate.
KAFKAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ/KAFKAS UNIVERSITY
SOCIOLOGY
Course
LECTURE NOTES AND POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
Prof.Dr. Halit Hami ÖZ
Kars, TURKEY
hamioz@yahoo.com
The document discusses strategies that will reshape the healthcare industry landscape in the future. It predicts that healthcare delivery will transform due to epidemiological, demographic, technological and quality pressures as well as emerging infections and consumerism. Specifically, it anticipates a growth in ambulatory and day care due to lower costs, more emphasis on outsourcing services by hospitals, and a focus on technology, efficiency and value-based care. Universal health coverage is also discussed as a goal to ensure all people can access needed health services without financial hardship.
Role of Public Health in Health and social Care
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.. 4
TASK-1. 5
1.1 Role of different agencies in identifying levels in health and disease in communities. 5
1.2 Statistics on the incidence and spread of infectious disease. Explain the epidemiology of one infectious and non-infectious disease and relevance of statistics in context to public health. 7
1.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches and strategies to control the incidence of disease in communities. 8
TASK-2 Be able to investigate the implications of illness and disease in communities for the provision of health and social care services. 9
2.1 Determine what are the current approaches to the provision of services for the people with disease or illness. 9
2.2 Explain the relationship between the prevalence of different diseases and the requirements of services to support individuals with the health and social care service
Information needs and resource utilization by people living with hiv/aidsResearchWap
1.2 Objectives of the study
The main purpose of this study is to depict a comprehensive picture of information need and resource utilization by people living with HIV/AIDS in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu. The specific purposes of the study are as follows:
a. To determine the areas in which people living with HIV/AIDS needs information ESUT teaching Hospital.
b. To find out the information resource used by people living with HIV/AIDS in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu.
c. To determine the extent to which information resources encourage and support the people living with HIV/AIDS to take positive actions to deal with HIV/AIDS in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu.
d. To determine the benefits derived from the use of information resources by the PLWHA in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu.
e. To find out the barriers to access and utilization of information resources by PLWHA in ESUT Teaching Hospital Park lane, Enugu.
Social Media could be a of Threat for an “Infodemic” throughout COVID-19 Pand...asclepiuspdfs
This era is witnessed by a vibrant society and hastily grown and evolving communication technologies, indeed, which have many advantages. Information technology evolved and now plays a pivotal role in all fields and disciplines including the health-care system. Therefore, social media can be utilized either spread information in a fraction of a second for a campaign against smoking and cancer or spread news without any reason and confirmation. The people do not take care of any news relevant to anything. However, people feel an obligation to throw the information to others, why, so far do not know, as a result, news creates pandemic. We are witnessed during the current coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic situation where we are daily receiving thousands of messages, videos, or audios regarding different theories about COVID-19. Most of them are based on some kinds of speculations and do not have any empirical evidence. We need to assess the neglected influence and impact of this so called “Infodemic”, which may cause a variety of health hazards in a fraction of a second mainly anxiety and stress.
The document discusses the history and current state of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. It begins by tracing HIV back to chimpanzees in Cameroon in the 1930s and its spread to humans. By the 1980s, AIDS cases rose sharply across Eastern Africa due to factors like labor migration. Treatment was not widely available until the 1990s. Currently, South Africa has the most HIV cases but prevalence has declined by a third over the past decade due to treatment programs. However, the number of people needing treatment is expected to exceed resources by 2020 without increased prevention and sustainable treatment options. More work is still needed to curb the epidemic.
The case of hiv and aids awareness campaign in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on HIV/AIDS awareness advertisements in Nigeria. The study aims to understand perceptions of the personalities portrayed in these ads and whether they accurately represent those living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Specifically, it seeks to determine if only lower class Nigerians are portrayed, why higher class individuals may not be, the rationale for personality selection, and if personality affects audience. The methodology involved surveys of media users, advertising professionals, health workers and people living with HIV/AIDS through questionnaires and interviews.
Since the emergency of COVID-19 pandemics, many countries have been encountered a multitude of challenges. People have been facing health related and other social consequences throughout the world. It is too early to know the aggravated impact of COVID-19 on people living in resource-limited setting, like east Africa countries. In these countries, besides direct public health impact, the COVID-19 pandemic has provoked social stigma and discriminatory behaviors against people of certain ethnic backgrounds as well as anyone perceived to have been in contact with the virus. Social stigma can negatively affect those with the disease, as well as their caregivers, family, friends and communities.COVID-19 pandemics have also been provoked great impacts on daily social consumptions such as food and other food supplements. In addition, COVID-19 pandemic were overshadowed endemics diseases such as malaria, TB and HIV related care and antenatal care services as well as other non-communicable diseases prevention and control. Social stigma coupled with other consequences could result in more severe health problems, can undermine social cohesion and prompt possible social isolation of groups, which might contribute to a situation where the virus is more, not less, likely to spread and difficulties controlling a disease outbreak. Therefore, how we communicate about COVID-19 is critical in supporting people to take effective action to help combat the disease and to avoid fuelling fear and stigma. An environment needs to be created in which the disease and its impact can be discussed and addressed openly, honestly and effectively. This is a message for government, media and local organizations working on the COVID-19 infections.
This document discusses the important role of media in controlling avian influenza and pandemic preparedness. It emphasizes that media should provide factual information on disease symptoms, mortality and infection rates to give the public an accurate view of risks. Rapid, honest, transparent and updated communication is important. Media coverage has been shown to influence public perception of disease threat and concern. Responsible reporting is needed to convey accurate information about disease spread. While media coverage of avian influenza has decreased too quickly, the threat of pandemic remains.
The document discusses HIV epidemiology in Saskatchewan, highlighting that the province has seen a rapid increase in new HIV cases and now has the highest rates in Canada. It summarizes Saskatchewan's 2010-2013 HIV Strategy, which aims to reduce new infections and improve quality of life for those living with HIV through improved surveillance, clinical management, prevention, and harm reduction programs. The strategy goals include earlier detection of cases, decreasing new infections and sexually transmitted infections, and increasing access to testing, care, and prevention services.
The document discusses how sustainable livelihood approaches can help address the HIV/AIDS epidemic by taking a holistic view of its impact. It recognizes that HIV/AIDS affects many aspects of people's lives beyond just health, impacting finances, social support, education, and various livelihood assets. A livelihoods lens allows for joined-up thinking across sectors to understand how people adapt their livelihoods in response. Local responses have often been more effective than global strategies, and livelihood approaches can help share learning to support such responses.
PIH partnered with the Sierra Leone government and a local NGO to respond to the Ebola epidemic across 4 districts. PIH rapidly deployed expatriate clinicians and supplies to 17 health facilities that lacked resources to safely treat patients. PIH aimed to both prevent new Ebola infections and improve patient outcomes. As the epidemic subsides, PIH is working to strengthen the health system and resume regular services while the country faces losing many health workers to Ebola. Lessons from PIH's response can help build resilient health systems in resource-poor settings.
This document reviews international experience on the role of agriculture and natural resource management in preventing and alleviating HIV/AIDS. It discusses how rural livelihoods dependent on agriculture and NRM can influence the spread of HIV infection and how HIV/AIDS in turn undermines these livelihoods. Local innovations that have helped address HIV/AIDS are described. The review outlines key features of HIV/AIDS epidemics and their relationship to rural livelihoods. Food insecurity can increase risky sexual behaviors and susceptibility to infection, while illness and death from AIDS undermines households' agriculture and natural resource management. Local innovations play a role in addressing HIV/AIDS but often face constraints.
Zika Virus: analysis, discussions and impacts in BrazilAJHSSR Journal
The ZikaDesease is increasing in Brazil since 2014. The causative vector is Aedesaegypti, which
through its bite can transmit the virus, causing microcephaly, it can causes consequences thought life. Beyond
the number of microcephaly cases growth, the Zika virus generates major problems involving the whole society
and economy of the country, such as the cost of medical treatment of the microcephalic child and his family that
will stop working to support and follow the treatment, and also to the cost of basic sanitation, as a prime factor
for mosquito control and the elaboration of public policies. Thus, the present work analyzed economic and
environmental aspects for the understanding the virus’ factors that provided the vector growth. A bibliographic
research carried out to understand the effects of the Zika virus and its economic, social and environmental
impacts. In this study, the costs related to microcephaly, the loss of income of microcephalic child’s relatives
and the country’s investment in basic sanitation were estimated
INFLUENCE OF BAKIGA CULTURAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES ON MANAGEMENT OF CORONA VI...AkashSharma618775
The focus of this discourse is to construct an understanding of cultural beliefs and practices on the
influence and spread of corona virus as viewed from lenses of medical sociology. This review starts from the
premise that we need a sociology of health agenda to manage the corona virus epidemic. The study points to the
fact that cultural beliefs are an unsung aspect in our understanding of the sociology of health particularly in the
management of corona virus despite the role of describing social behavior in other disciplines, including utilization
of medicine itself. Some cultural fanatics among the Bakiga hold several casual beliefs that Corona Virus is a
disease of the West (most developed countries) and therefore, Africans are an exception. Another competing belief
is that most Africans have endured harsh conditions which made them develop immunity against the virus.
Another argument is that Africans have been infected by flu and common cold and therefore, their body has
requisite immunity to fight COVID 19.Culture in health interventions seems to have three domains of health
beliefs and behavior that should be taken into account: (1) Cultural Identity, (2) Relationships and Expectations,
and (3) Cultural Empowerment. It is essential to maximize the wealth of experience that emerges both from
anthropological and sociological analysis of epidemic responses in different contexts for similar airborne diseases,
including historical analyses. Although the socio-cultural practices of the Bakiga highlighted in this work have
been shown to contribute to the spread of COVID 19, any future efforts to eradicate and/or contain these
outbreaks should also include the medical sociologist on the African continent as the dearth of them was the main
structural contributor to the course of the pandemic.
Global Medical Cures™ | Epilepsy
DISCLAIMER-
Global Medical Cures™ does not offer any medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or recommendations. Only your healthcare provider/physician can offer you information and recommendations for you to decide about your healthcare choices.
You are the local Director of Public Health in your region where HIV infection is a major public health issue and national leaders do not support drug use or barrier contraception. Describe how you would use your knowledge of public education, individual’s perception of risk and the use of the media, to promote healthy behaviour to limit disease impact, and increase the use and public acceptance of drug therapy.
Reinforce your answer with evidence based interventions as far as possible.
HIV/AIDS is a national disaster in Tanzania that requires comprehensive management. Around 1.6 million people in Tanzania are living with HIV, though prevalence varies widely by region from under 2% to over 16%. The epidemic poses serious social and economic threats and has left over 1 million orphans. Tanzania has implemented various prevention strategies, including voluntary counseling and testing, promoting abstinence and faithfulness, condom distribution, preventing mother-to-child transmission, and youth education programs. However, HIV/AIDS continues to devastate the country.
A tremendous need exists to engage hard-to-reach populations in HIV/AIDS care. That’s because numerous factors prevent people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)—especially disadvantaged and disproportionately affected populations—from engaging in care or remaining in care.
This Webcast introduces providers to several successful strategies for reaching the most vulnerable populations:
Howell Strauss, DMD, AIDS Care Group, discusses traditional street outreach, as well as his involvement with both the SPNS Oral Health Initiative and the SPNS Jail Initiative.
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH, Department of Infectious Diseases University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, shares best practices in social marketing outreach in the context of her work as a SPNS Young Men who Have Sex with Men of Color Initiative grantee.
Final paper for technology and public healthcastillos008
Technology has significant potential to improve public health. It can help manage patient information electronically, increase efficiency, and connect providers to hard-to-reach populations. However, it also poses challenges like ensuring privacy and preparing for how it may introduce errors. Overall, when combined with effective health communication, technology has the ability to transform public health services and bring patient-centered care.
1) The document describes a computational investigation of unsteady flows over bluff bodies like circular cylinders at different Reynolds numbers and configurations.
2) CFD simulations were performed using Fluent to analyze pressure coefficients and vortex shedding for single cylinders and cylinders in tandem and V-configurations at varying angles of attack.
3) The results were found to be in good agreement with previous studies and showed that V-configurations are better for withstanding high pressures while tandem configurations experience less variable pressures.
Kevin Brunnock presents some of the most prominent families in the real estate business, still in operation today. From the Rockefellers to the LeFraks, well-known families have built an empire through real-estate.
Muhammad Hamza Khan is seeking a career opportunity that offers learning and growth. He has experience as an operations and maintenance engineer and is currently a shift manager at Alpha Containers. His skills include technical abilities, management, communication, multi-tasking, problem-solving, and certificates in networking, programming languages, and electronics engineering education.
Este documento contiene las instrucciones para un parcial de Geogebra. Se pide resolver tres ejercicios usando Geogebra, capturar las pantallas con las soluciones y guardar los archivos en una carpeta con el nombre del estudiante. El primer ejercicio pide representar una función y verificar que su dominio e imagen son los números reales. El segundo ejercicio pide construir un rectángulo usando regla y compás, identificar sus elementos y probar modificar la posición de sus vértices. El tercer ejercicio explica la diferencia entre construir
Christin Speck is a certified English to German medical translator based in Hamburg, Germany with over 15 years of experience in healthcare. She offers translation services across many areas of medicine including clinical research, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare marketing. She has a nursing background and worked in hospitals in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland. She has also worked as a translator at an international medical assistance company and teaches English as a foreign language.
Mitochondrial Medicine Society MitoAction Updates 4.1.16mitoaction
Areas of discussion include: Transplantation in Mito patients, Stroke protocol for MELAS, Standards of care for Mito patients, Centers of Excellence and the need for community involvement/input (v2 slides)
Jose Medina Pestana - Brazil - Tuesday 29 - Graft and Patient Outcomesincucai_isodp
- The Brazilian kidney transplant program has grown substantially over the last 20 years, performing over 5,000 transplants annually now compared to less than 500 in 1990.
- Brazil performs relatively well in deceased donor transplants compared to other countries, though there is still a need to reduce geographic disparities and improve outcomes for certain ethnic groups.
- Living donor transplants in Brazil have also increased dramatically since the 1970s, though reliance on deceased donors remains higher than other countries.
WordPress site planning, WordCamp Jerusalem 2013Miriam Schwab
The document discusses WordPress website planning and provides guidance on creating sitemaps, wireframes, and discussing other key elements with clients. It explains that the planning stage includes creating a sitemap to outline the site's content and structure, wireframes to layout page templates, and discussing additional topics like the old site, domains, design preferences, and content needs. The document emphasizes clarifying scope, using WordPress features effectively, and getting client sign-off on the site specification to set expectations and guide future work.
The document outlines the schedule for the ProgramSymposium SHF'10 event taking place on March 30, 2010 at the Grand Paragon Hotel. The morning session will involve student registration, breakfast, and presentations from 07:30-12:30 in conference rooms on levels 3 and 6. The afternoon session involves arriving by bus at 02:45. The evening dinner session begins at 08:00 in the level 2 ballroom, with performances, awards, and a lucky draw before concluding at 11:00 pm.
This document introduces PLCES, a training institution affiliated with CES Group. It presents the director, principal, managers, service officers, and lecturers. It outlines the business and management certificate programs offered over 10-week modules, including assignments, exams, and passing requirements. Example courses are listed, along with potential job opportunities and salary ranges. Basic rules around attendance, dress code, deadlines, and fees are provided. The document shares the student experience, including facilities, classrooms, presentations, exams, and extracurricular activities. It encourages joining the institution to achieve success in the programs.
This document provides information about training courses offered by Pusat Bahasa Titian Jaya (PBTJ) Language & Training Centre. PBTJ offers corporate training in languages like English, Mandarin, and Japanese as well as soft skills training. Their courses aim to provide employees with knowledge, skills, and attitudes to perform effectively and help companies gain a competitive advantage. PBTJ tailors their innovative training programs to meet clients' specific needs. They are committed to offering a comprehensive package of language and business training courses.
This document lists key concepts in consumer behavior including achievement appeal, the Von Restorff effect, hedonic experience, the Zeigarnik effect, CS/UCS, attitude change through peripheral and central route advertisements, subliminal communication, power appeal, and affiliation appeal. It was submitted by four students - Adnan Abdullah, Hasham Tariq, Khizar Hammadi, and Salahuddin Jumani - for a consumer behavior assignment.
This document discusses how information technology can help address pandemics of influenza, AIDS, and heart disease. It describes how influenza and HIV/AIDS spread, and notes the challenges of developing vaccines for rapidly mutating influenza strains and the complex life cycle of HIV. The document also discusses how public health organizations use information technology to monitor disease outbreaks, ensure data security, and educate the public on prevention and risks. Overall, the document advocates that information technology and public health resources can help reduce rates of these potentially fatal diseases.
Epidemic diseases are spread by insects passing on microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and protozoa when they feed or bite. Mosquitoes in particular spread serious epidemic diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, African sleeping sickness, and West Nile virus. Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases worldwide, spread by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito between dusk and dawn across over 100 countries. Yellow fever is also spread by mosquitoes and causes varied symptoms with most improving after a few days but some experiencing liver and kidney failure. Vaccines exist for these diseases but are not always accessible in developing areas.
The document discusses the role and functions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It outlines that the CDC's mission is to monitor health and detect diseases in order to implement prevention strategies. It accomplishes this by collaborating with state/local health departments and developing policies. The CDC also works to strengthen surveillance of diseases and decrease leading causes of death. It provides information on vaccines to help inform people's decisions.
One global health issue that impacts the international health commun.docxmccormicknadine86
One global health issue that impacts the international health community is HIV. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV attacks the CD4 cells (T cells) which are cells that help the body to fight off infections. Overtime, the HIV can destroy many of the T cells that the body will not be able to fight off infection leaving it more propense to opportunistic infections. The opportunistic infection leaves the body very weak and signal that the person has AIDS which is the last stage of HIV. There is no cure for HIV, but with adequate medical care, the virus can be controlled. The antiretroviral therapy is the medicine to treat HIV and it can make the viral load undetectable so the person with HIV can live longer. Commonly, people get or transmit HIV through sex and needle or syringe use. The person infected with HIV can transmit it to other person through body fluids such as blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. HIV can be prevented through abstinence, limiting number of sexual partners , avoiding sharing needles and using condoms. HIV and AIDS are still a problem for United States and other countries around the world. In 2018, “37,832” people were diagnosed with HIV in USA and gay, bisexual and men who have sex with other men accounted for 69% of all new HIV diagnosis. At end of 2016, an estimated “1.1 million” people in USA had HIV with the blacks/African American being the most affected population. In 2018, African Americans accounted for “42%” or all new HIV diagnosis and most cases of HIV occur in metropolitan areas with “500,00” or more people. HIV diagnosis can also vary by age. Young gay and bisexual men ages 13 to 24 accounted for “83%” of all new cases in 2018. Worldwide, there were about “1.7 million” of new cases of HIV in 2018. An estimated “770,000” people died from AIDS related illness in 2018 (CDC, 2019).
Global health plays a role in global security and the security of USA population. The Institute of Medicine 2003, emphasized that USA should improve the capacity to respond to infectious disease threats and to promote an infectious disease surveillance system. The rapid identification and control of the infectious disease can promote health, prevent the spread of the disease and protect the USA population. Many U.S government agencies such as Millennium Development goals provide funding and human resources to global health. In addition, the International health Regulation was implemented with the purpose of preventing international spread of diseases by encouraging countries to work together to share information about known disease (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2020). The U.S. Department of Health and Human services in collaboration with CDC launched an initiative to reduce new HIV infections in the U.S by 90% by 2030. To reduce HIV infection involves prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outbreak response. The intervention is the use of PrEP (a .
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION 1
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION 2
Outbreak Investigation
Introduction
Epidemiology deals with the study of the determinants and distribution of disability or disease in the population groups (Szklo & Nieto, 2014). Epidemiology is one of the core areas in public health study and is essential for the evaluation of the efficacy of the new therapeutic and preventive modalities as well in the new organizational health care delivery patterns. I have for a long time developed a lot of interest in the area towards learning more on finding the causes of diseases and health outcomes in populations. Epidemiology views the individuals collectively, and the community is considered to be patient. The area of public health study is systematic, scientific, and data-driven in analyzing the pattern or frequency of the distributions and the risk factors or causes of specific diseases in the neighborhood, city, school, country, and global levels. Epidemiology handles various areas including environmental exposures, infectious diseases, injuries, non-infectious diseases, natural disasters and terrorism (Szklo & Nieto, 2014). Specifically, this paper explores epidemiology in addressing infectious disease, food-borne illness in the community. Also, the paper examines outbreak investigations as an intervention towards addressing the foodborne illness in the society. Further, an evaluation of the intervention and the expected results are discussed to examine or analyze the contributions of the intervention.
Foodborne Illness
Foodborne illness is any illness that results from food spoilage of the contaminated food. Food can be contaminated by the pathogenic bacteria, contaminated food, parasites, or viruses, as well as natural or chemical toxins including several species of beans, and poisonous mushrooms. In the United States, food-borne illness is estimated to impact negatively over 76 million people annually (Jones, McMillian, Scallan et al., 2007). This is translated to 5,2000 deaths, and 325,000 hospitalizations. However, the true incidence of food-borne illness is unknown. The majority of food-borne illness and most of the deaths are linked to “unknown agents” following the difficulties encountered in the diagnosis a foodborne disease. An estimated $7 billion is lost regarding productivity and medical expenses and is attributed to the most prevalent but diagnosable foodborne illnesses. Comment by Vetter-Smith, Molly J: Reference needed for this statement Comment by Vetter-Smith, Molly J: References needed for these statements
The under diagnosis in foodborne illnesses is further contributed by the majority who has the symptoms and signs of the disease but totally fail to seek medical attention. This circumstance coupled with the global and national distribution of foo.
This document discusses disease surveillance research. It explains that disease surveillance involves the ongoing collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of health data to monitor disease trends and improve public health. A reductionist approach looks at isolating variables to find cause-and-effect relationships, while a complex systems approach considers adaptive and multilevel systems in context. The document also discusses the roles and competencies needed for nurses to participate in surveillance and investigation activities.
On July 1, 1665, the lordmayor and aldermen of thecity of Lo.docxvannagoforth
On July 1, 1665, the lordmayor and aldermen of the
city of London put into place a set
of orders “concerning the infec-
tion of the plague,” which was
then sweeping through the popula-
tion. He intended that these
actions would be “very expedient
for preventing and avoiding of
infection of sickness” (1).
At that time, London faced a
public health crisis, with an inade-
quate scientific base in that the
role of rats and their fleas in dis-
ease transmission was unknown.
Nonetheless, this crisis was faced
with good intentions by the top
medical and political figures of
the community.
Daniel Defoe made an observation that could apply to
many public health interventions then and today, “This
shutting up of houses was at first counted a very cruel and
unchristian method… but it was a public good that justi-
fied a private mischief” (1). Then, just as today, a complex
relationship existed between the science of public health
and the practice of public health and politics. We address
the relationship between science, public health, and poli-
tics, with a particular emphasis on infectious diseases.
Science, public health, and politics are not only com-
patible, but all three are necessary to improve the public’s
health. The progress of each area of public health is relat-
ed to the strength of the other areas. The effect of politics
in public health becomes dangerous when policy is dictat-
ed by ideology. Policy is also threatened when it is solely
determined by science, devoid of considerations of social
condition, culture, economics, and public will.
When using the word “politics,” we refer not simply to
partisan politics but to the broader set of policies and sys-
tems. Although ideology is used in many different ways, in
this case, it refers to individual systems of belief that may
color a person’s attitudes and actions and that are not nec-
essarily based on scientific evidence (2).
Public Health Achievements
Science influences public health decisions and conclu-
sions, and politics delivers its programs and messages.
This pattern is obvious in many of public health’s greatest
triumphs of the 20th century, 10 of which were chronicled
in 1999 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) as great public health achievements, and several of
which are presented below as examples of policy affecting
successes (3). These achievements remind us of what can
be accomplished when innovation, persistence, and luck
converge, along with political will and public policy.
Vaccination
Childhood vaccinations have largely eliminated once-
common, terrible diseases, such as polio, diphtheria,
measles, mumps, and pertussis (4). Polio is being eradicat-
ed worldwide. The current collaboration between the
World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s
Fund, CDC, and Rotary International is a political as well
as biological “tour de force,” and eradication of polio in
Nigeria has been threatened by local political struggles and
decisions. ...
THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY,
PREPARED BY ABDIFITAH SALAD TARABI
THIS BREIF SLIDE CAN HELP U TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL MEANING OF THIS COURSE UNIT.
AND I WILL PUBLISH ANOTHER LECTURES SOON.
Running head UNIT 8 PROJECT1UNIT 8 PROJECT2Unit 8 Proj.docxjoellemurphey
Running head: UNIT 8 PROJECT
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UNIT 8 PROJECT
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Unit 8 Project
Name
Community Health Assessment
Affiliated University
April 02, 2015
Abstract
This project is designed to give a bigger picture of the information so far covered in this course unit. It will provide information from project four which was about social behavior theories and its roots and unit six that concerned about Influenza vaccination in senior citizens 65 and over. It will also give some information from project two which was about the role of assessment in public health. Information about child obesity as a health problem in my community will be provided, and a detailed description of how data will be provided for this health problem assessment. A completed health assessment information using a U.S Census on my community and the evaluation of this information, and the information about who may be affected by this child obesity health evaluation and a plan of action, conclusion and a reference page where information was gathered.
Unit 8 Project
U.S Census data on my County in the State of Maryland
Montgomery County is where I live, located in the state of Maryland. Its population as of 2013 was estimated to be 1,016,677 according to (United States Census Bureau), with a racial breakdown of 62.6% white alone, 18.6% Black and African American alone,0.7% American Indian and Alaskan Natives alone, Asians 14.9%,Native Hawaiian and pacific Islanders 0.1%,Two or more races 3.1%,Hispanic and Latino 18.3%.Those who are not Latinos or Hispanic comprise of 47.0% .Female persons comprise of 51.8% and no information was provided about male. Senior citizens sixty five years and over take up 13.3% .Information for people who are disabled was not provided where as children under five years take up a 6.5% and those under 18 years comprised of 23.6%. (United States Census Bureau)
Influenza Vaccination Health Assessment from Unit 6
Influenza is a deadly virus that attacks the nose, throat and lungs and it can be spread from one person to another if a sick person sneezes or coughs without covering their mouth and the other person inhales it. In United States alone, Influenza is estimated to be responsible for 36,000 deaths, and 110,000 to 200,000 hospitalizations ("Influenza vaccination," 2003). It is a virus that is prevented mainly through immunization. The world at large and the U.S government in particular, has tried their level best to conduct public health campaigns that encourage influenza vaccination but despite all the effort, a number of people do not turn up due to varied reasons. In such helpless situations an assessment can be carried out to help health care advocates find out factors affecting vaccine commitment. A good example of this is from county of Los Angeles where immunization was carried out to people who are 65 and over noted to be one of those at high risk but to their surprise a few categories of people didn’t turn up for immunization. Results from Los Angeles Cou ...
An outbreak of mumps has occurred in northeast Ohio with hundreds of cases reported. Mumps is a contagious viral disease spread through direct contact or respiratory droplets. It causes fever, headache and swelling of the parotid glands. While most cases resolve within 10 days, complications can include meningitis, orchitis and deafness. Public health officials are coordinating a response between local, state and federal agencies to conduct surveillance of cases, track contacts and communicate with the public about risks, especially to vulnerable populations like university students. Ethical considerations around balancing individual rights with public health needs will be important in containment efforts.
John Snow is considered the father of epidemiology for his work investigating a cholera outbreak in London in 1854. Through mapping the locations of cholera cases and the water sources people used, Snow was able to determine that the source of the outbreak was the Broad Street water pump. Removing the pump handle stopped the outbreak. Snow's use of statistical mapping methods to identify the source of transmission pioneered epidemiological investigation techniques that are still used today.
This summary provides an overview of an epidemiology paper on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in children. The paper discusses the epidemiological triangle as it relates to RSV, describing the agent (RSV virus), host (infants and young children), and environment (fall, winter, early spring seasons). It also covers the types of epidemiology (descriptive and analytic) and levels of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary) for RSV infections.
The document summarizes the SARS outbreak from late 2002 to mid-2003 from global public health and communication perspectives. It chronicles the major events of the SARS outbreak, from the first cases in China to its spread worldwide and eventual containment. It discusses lessons learned, including the need for prompt travel guidance, the importance of public health, risk communication strategies, and transparency from governments. The role of factors like the media, technology, and intelligence in public health emergencies is also examined.
The UN established UNAIDS in 1994 to coordinate the global response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. UNAIDS aims to prevent the spread of HIV, provide care and support to those living with HIV, reduce vulnerability to HIV, and alleviate the impact of the epidemic. Through UNAIDS' efforts and partnerships with other organizations, deaths from AIDS-related illnesses have declined significantly from 2.3 million in 2005 to 1.6 million in 2012, treatment access has increased dramatically, and millions of lives have been saved due to reduced prices for antiretroviral drugs.
Imm communication, building trust, aefi workhop, cahndigarh, nov 8 9,05Prabir Chatterjee
This document discusses building trust in immunization programs globally. It notes that while vaccines have greatly reduced disease, public questions about vaccines have increased due to factors like new vaccines, increased access to information, and rare adverse events being publicized more. To address public distrust, the document advocates for transparent communication, emphasizing vaccine benefits over risks, and addressing socio-cultural factors like past abuses rather than dismissing concerns as ignorance. Media relations must focus on children's best interests and recognize parental roles in decisions affecting children's health.
Week 4: Week 4 - Epidemiology—Introduction
Epidemiology—Introduction
The study of epidemics is epidemiology. Its primary focus is on the distribution and causes of disease in populations. Epidemiology involves developing and testing ways to prevent and control disease by studying its origin, spread, and vulnerabilities.
As a discipline, epidemiologic research addresses a variety of health-related questions of societal importance. Epidemiologic research methods are used by clinical investigators and scientists who conduct observational and experimental research on the prevention and treatment of disease.
The Cholera epidemic, a case from the 19th century, was enabled by the global movement of people. Having appeared in India in 1817, it spread throughout Asia and the Middle East within a decade. It was reported in Moscow in 1830 and then spread to Warsaw, Hamburg, Berlin, and London in 1831 (Snow, 1855, 2002). When it crossed the Atlantic to reach North America, Cholera gained the notoriety of the first truly global disease.
The modern day world is dominated by free trade and rapid transportation. An unprecedented rate of global interchange of food, consumer products, and organisms—including humans—is occurring. The threat of pandemics in the 21st century has heightened the importance of epidemiology at national and international levels.
Although diseases such as Influenza A (H1N1), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), West Nile Virus, Salmonella, are commonly recognized as epidemics, as they cause large scale disruption of health in populations. The field of epidemiology also addresses epidemics of obesity (Ogden et al., 2007), diabetes (Zimmet, 2001), mental health (Insel & Fenton, 2005), and any other disease that may cause large scale disruption of health in populations.
In general, there are ten stages to an outbreak investigation:
1. Investigation preparation
2. Outbreak confirmation
3. Case definition
4. Case identification
5. Descriptive epidemiology
6. Hypothesis generation
7. Hypothesis evaluation
8. Environmental studies
9. Control measures
10. Information dissemination
Investigation preparation requires a health crisis manager to identify a team of professionals who will lead the outbreak investigation, review the scientific literature, and notify local, state, and national organizations of the potential outbreak.
Outbreak confirmation requires actual laboratory confirmation of the disease, which may involve the collection of blood, urine, and stool samples from ill people and performing bacteriologic, virologic, or parasitic testing of those samples.
Case definition is the process by which we establish a set of standard criteria to determine who is and is not infected with respect to a specific outbreak; that is, a protocol is developed to determine case patients.
Case identification requires the health crisis manager and team of professionals to conduct a systematic and organize.
2. Contagious disease global epidemic dates
back for a long time, as diseases have been used
in warfare in the past. With the advancement
of medical technology many historical epidemics
have been cured. Although, Contagious disease in
Today's society is still an issue. In 2012, 20.2 million people
visited the doctors for infectious and parasitic diseases (CDC).
Today, our media has a habit of covering certain disease epidemics
that many fell are being "over-sensationalized," so there are
different opinions as to the seriousness of the epidemics. Governmental and
scientific organizations do their best to monitor disease epidemics and prevent
and stop them. In, “2008 reauthorization of PEPFAR expands the U.S. commitment to $48
billion over 5 years to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (U.S. Department of State).
Introduction
3. Outline
Origins - Shannon & Bea
Health Organizations - Josh
Media Impact - Melissa
Vaccines - Jackie & Sabina
12. Global Disease Surveillance
- Contagious disease “cause[s] 63% of all childhood deaths and 48% of premature deaths” (“WHO
Report”).
- The CDC has discovered 30 new diseases in the past 3 decades (“CDC Responds”)
- One to two more develop each year globally, usually starting in animals (Gresham et al.)
- These diseases are hard to “diagnose… treat, and control” (Gresham et al)
- They aren’t only health issues, they also result in “legal, political, economic, and military” issues
(Espona)
- Proper surveillance and identification of known and unknown disease is required.
13. The World Health Organization (WHO)
- The WHO’s goal is to increase the global “prevention, treatment and care” of various diseases and
help countries around the world deal with problems of contagious disease (“What We Do”).
- Goal in Industrialized countries: “prevent diseases from entering and causing an outbreak or re-
emergence” (“Global Infectious”).
- Goal in Developing countries: “[detect] outbreaks early and [stop] their mortality, spread and
potential impact on trade and tourism” (“Global Infectious”)
- Information comes from both formal and informal sources, including government and academic
organizations as well as websites (“Global Infectious”)
- Informal sources make up over “60% of the initial outbreak reports” (“Epidemic Intelligence”)
14. The World Health Organization (WHO)
- WHO posts up to date information on new disease outbreaks at: http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/
- They alert the relevant public health officials (“WHO Report”) and provide teams within 24 hours to
handle the situation (“Global Infectious”)
- Not all data reported to WHO is accurate or quality data
- Many countries don’t send data to WHO out of economic concerns
- The data still can increase understanding of disease in the long-term and provide a wider picture of
its effects, including long-term mortality rates (“WHO Report”)
15. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
- The CDC is a government agency of the United States that fights against disease and other health
issues (“Mission”)
- A primary role is to “detect and respond” diseases by tracking and finding “the most effective ways to
prevent” it (“Mission”)
- The CDC has “conducted more than 750 field investigations” across the United States and 25
countries over the past 2 years (“Fast Facts”)
16. Connecting Organization for Regional Disease Surveillance (CORDS)
- CORDS is “an international non-governmental organization” that endeavors “to link regional disease
surveillance networks to improve global capacity to respond to infectious diseases” (Gresham et al)
- The CORDS global network is based on trust, linking “public and private sector” groups to work
towards a common goal: “improving infectious disease surveillance capacity” (Gresham et al)
- WHO’s assistance is limited by the organization’s “vertical and geopolitical structure” and “outdated
geopolitical boundaries,” slowing down the information sharing process (Gresham et al)
- CORDS creates more effective communication among various informal health organizations in
neighboring countries and around the world (Gresham et al)
- CORDS seeks to be a complementary organization to WHO (Gresham et al)
17. Concerns from Maria Jose Espona
- Espona believes that not all information in disease surveillance databases is “good” information and
“often contains discrepancies”
- “Inaccurate statistics” detract from health defense
- Surveillance of contagious disease must be improved
- Suggestions:
- Health Organizations and Military Organizations focused on disease must work together on
mutually relevant topics in order to decrease “data discrepancies”
- The education of health workers must improve, suggest through WHO mandated programs
and monitoring of job performance
18. How the Media Reports on Contagious
Disease Epidemics
Having the media post information about contagious diseases can help prevent
spreading and warn those to be more cautious.
These are some ways the media might reach us…
• Facebook
• News (Ex: CNN)
• Twitter
• Snapchat
• web forums
19. “Social media provide an additional informal source of data that can be used to identify health information
not reported to medical officials or health departments and to reveal viewpoints on health-related topics,
especially of a sensitive nature” (Nsoesie).
March 01, 2014
20.
21. Exaggerations on the Media About Diseases
-When it comes to some researchers they watch and learn from what is on the internet and see “who is
getting sick, where they are getting sick, when and how they are getting sick. When it comes to using
social media for monitoring the flu, the aim is typically to estimate current flu trends before agencies like
the CDC release their official reports” (Nsoesie).
- other ways researchers such as Elaine Nsoesie get their information is be sweeping through what people
tweet and where they are located. That may sound creepy but how else do people get their information.
There is always that one person who finds the internet amusing. So why not ? The internet is full of
information that people trust or don’t trust. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to know if it’s true or just
being "over-sensationalized".
- the media is full of over exaggerated topics or making them seem more than what is is or better. Even
the news can change its perspective on a story from what it originally was by leaving out crucial data or
intel.
Ex: The Trayvon Martin case they said that the police officer shot him but what the public really didn’t
know was that Trayvon Martin went for is gun. Whether or not it is true is hard to tell.
22. Can social media be integrated into disease surveillance
practice?
Yes. Why? This is because it can provide health information that is not reported to
medical official or health departments to view the health related topics on what is
out there and what is going on at the time.
For younger people the internet is where you will reach more intel on what is going
on instead of face to face connections. It is a faster way to get information when
you are not near people who are dealing with certain situations.
Such as in the movie “Outbreak” this shows you how there are connections
through the media when epidemics happen in certain areas of the world.
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23. How Diseases Impacts Public Perception
-Not only is it scary to view these different illnesses but it is scary to have it as well.
-People try their best to not get sick.
-Others are preparing for the worst, such as stocking up on medical supplies.
-It makes other worry more about how it is adapting and where its is coming from.
-Schools and other know places are working very hard on sanitary environments.
-Society only wants to stop others from spreading any diseases or sicknesses. They even
come up with a way to stop it from happening by using the “Breaking News Consumers
Handbook”.
24.
25. Contagious Disease and Vaccinations
Vaccines have prevented disease and death since they were introduced into modern medicine. Yet, some
parents choose not to immunize their children with vaccines.
Many argue that individuals should be able to freely exercise their actions on whether or not to get
immunized, others argue that the health of the general public is put at risk with outbreaks of easily
preventable disease.
26. -Ohio and surrounding areas having 341 cases of measles
-Netherlands, an orthodox Protestant minority of about 250,000 members has religious objections to
vaccination.
-Polio epidemic of 1978.
Examples
27. Conclusion
In conclusion, contagious disease can be spread by germs, feces, mouth, through
air, skin to skin, blood, food and water, Etc. Prevention of contagious diseases is
crucial. Always remember to wash your hand and cover your mouth when you
sneeze or cough. When outdoors, use insect repellent. Also, if it applies, stay up
to date on vaccinations, especially when traveling. Not only does media report the
situations about disease but they show you how to handle it and help take care of
yourselves. Always listen to the News and keep up to date with others to help
survive any type of contagious diseases or even help others.
28. Origins - Works Cited
"A History of Anthrax." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 01 Sept.
2015. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
"About Ebola Virus Disease." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,
18 Feb. 2016. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
"Cholera Epidemics in the 19th Century." Contagion, Historical Views of Diseases of Epidemics. Harvard University Library,
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Editor's Notes
To begin with, we will be defining a few terms that we will use in the presentation. An infectious disease is caused by microorganisms that either release toxins or invade the tissue, causing bodily harm. The cause of these diseases are either a bacterium or virus referred to as a pathogen. These pathogens can live in an animal or human. A host organism harbors these pathogens, which allows it to be transmitted. An endemic is a disease that is regularly found among a particular group in a certain area, whereas an epidemic is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. Basically, they differ in how large the spread of disease is.
According to Wolfe, Dunavon and Diamond, there are five stages that lead to human infectious diseases.
During Stage 1, a microbe is present in animals, usually just one host species such as a mosquito, but has not come to contact with humans under normal conditions (Wolfe, et. al). Malarial Plasmodia – Commonly found in birds, mammals, and reptiles. This disease is transmitted from infected mosquitos. First recognized in 1899 but they weren’t identified until 1907 (Cox).
During Stage 2, a pathogen undergoes a primary infection from animal to human, but not a secondary infection transmitted between humans. This is the first stage where humans are infected. Examples of diseases that are transmitted during this stage are anthrax, rabies and the West Nile virus (Wolfe, et. al).
Anthrax is thought to have originated in Egypt and Mesopotamia in 1250 B.C. It’s transmitted by touching or breathing in contaminated animal products like wool, bone, and hair. In 1881, scientist Louis Pasteur came up with the first vaccine for anthrax in animals. The first vaccine for humans didn’t come until 1950. There were big anthrax outbreaks everywhere from Russia to the United States throughout history.
Rabies infects the central nervous system, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. It is transmitted when infected saliva of a host is passed to an uninfected animal. The most common mode of rabies virus transmission is through the bite and virus-containing saliva of an infected host.
West Nile virus was first detected in North America in 1999 and is most commonly transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. There have been documented cases where it was transmitted through blood transfusion, organ transplants, exposure in a laboratory setting and through childbirth or breastfeeding. Fevers and other symptoms appear in about 20% of infected people, but less than 1% of infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, neurologic illness.
In Stage 3, secondary infection cycles where human outbreaks from primary infections soon die out. An example of this is ebola (Wolfe, et. al). The first outbreak of Ebola was in Zaire, Africa in 1976. The disease is spread by close personal contact and the use of contaminated needles and syringes. All of the ebola cases have occurred in Africa but there was a lab contamination in England in 1976 and Russia in 1996.
During Stage 4, the disease starts with animals, but has varying lengths of secondary infections in humans. It is broken up into 3 different subgroups. The first has the sylvatic (wild animal pathogen) cycle is more important. An example of this is yellow fever. There is no cure for it, but there is a vaccine that is given to people in areas where there are endemics. In 1648, because there were so many cases of yellow fever epidemics in the West Indies, Boston, Massachusetts had a quarantine for all the ships coming over. The first confirmed outbreaks happened in 1699 in Charleston and Philadelphia.
b. Both sylvatic and direct transmission are important. Ex: dengue fever
c. Greatest spread is between humans. Ex: cholera
(Wolfe, et. al)
Dengue
Dengue fever first became a worldwide problem in the 1950s and like the West Nile virus, it is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is the leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics as almost 400 million people are infected annually. Dengue causes a high fever and severe headaches, severe eye pain, joint/muscle pain, a rash and vomiting.
Cholera – First appeared in Europe and North America in 1831. It’s believed that it came from India and was brought to the United States by European travelers. Cases have occurred all over the world throughout history. There have been a number of theories for how people get cholera but the final conclusion was that the disease travels through contaminated drinking water. By the end of the 1800’s, there were no more epidemics in Europe and North America and no one knows why.
Stage 5 – Pathogen exclusive to humans that could be remnants of ancestral pathogen that existed in our common ape ancestors or a pathogen that evolved from the initial primary infection into a human pathogen. An example of this is smallpox (Wolfe, et. al).
Smallpox – It’s probably the most frequently occurring epidemic throughout history. The first case was in 430 B.C. in Athens Greece. It killed more than 30,000 people reducing the city’s population by at least 20%. It’s caused by a virus that spreads through skin to skin contact or contact with bodily fluids. Smallpox is one of the deadliest diseases for humans but the only disease that can be cured by a vaccination. Estimates say that 20th-century worldwide deaths from smallpox numbered more than 300 million people.
It was believed in the 1970s that “the fight against infectious diseases was over,” but the concern has increased in the past two decades. Contagious disease still “cause[s] 63% of all childhood deaths and 48% of premature deaths” today. The World Health Organization states that subsequently public health surveillance and identification of known and unknown disease is required (“WHO Report”).
The CDC has discovered 30 new diseases in the past 3 decades (“CDC Responds”), and up to two more develop every year globally, most starting in animals. The rapid travel of the modern age increases exposure and the possibility of infection. These diseases may be be hard to “diagnose… treat, and control” (Gresham et. al).
Disease outbreaks also create “legal, political, economic, and military” issues. Proper surveillance, including “gathering information about current and past prevalence of diseases in specific countries” is required (Espona).
WHO endeavors to increase the global “prevention, treatment and care” of various diseases. In emergency situations they “lead and coordinat[e] the health response… undertak[e] risk assessments, identify priorities and set strategies, provid[e] critical technical guidance, supplies and financial resources as well as monitor the health situation.” They also aid countries in creating strong risk management plans (“What We Do”).
WHO’s goal in “industrialized countries” is to “prevent diseases from entering and causing an outbreak or re-emergence,” and to “[detect] outbreaks early and [stop] their mortality, spread and potential impact on trade and tourism” in “developing countries” through developing strong disease surveillance systems. WHO developed “network of networks” that links various networks around the world “into a super surveillance network.” Information comes from both formal and informal sources, including government and academic organizations as well as websites that aim to increase “public awareness on public health issues” (“Global Infectious”). Non-official, informal sources make up over “60% of the initial outbreak reports” and may require verification (“Epidemic Intelligence”).
When there’s an outbreak of contagious disease, WHO posts information about it on the internet (located at http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/ (Links to an external site.)), “alert[s] health officials” (“WHO Report”), and will have a team “on site within 24 hour of outbreak confirmation” to assess and control the situation and prepare for a larger team if needed (“Global Infectious”). WHO data can increase understanding of diseases in the long-term. Unfortunately, not all countries report data to WHO out of economic concerns, and not all data is of the same quality, but the data is useful for providing a global picture of “epidemic infectious disease” as well as long-term mortality rates (“WHO Report”).
The CDC is a U.S. government agency that works to fight against disease and other health issues. A primary listed role is to “detect and respond” to new “health threats,” involving tracking and finding “the most effective ways to prevent” disease (“Mission”). The CDC has “conducted more than 750 field investigations” across the U.S. and 35 countries over the past 2 years, investigating issues of health and disease (“Fast Facts”).
The organization “Connecting Organization for Regional Disease Surveillance,” or CORDS, is “an international non-governmental organization” that endeavors “to link regional disease surveillance networks to improve global capacity to respond to infectious diseases.” They work with governmental organizations such as “the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and the Food and Animal Organization of the United Nations (FAO).” The CORDS global network is based on trust, linking “public and private sector” groups to work towards a common goal: “improving infectious disease surveillance capacity” (Gresham et. al).
Gresham et al. believes that WHO’s assistance is limited by the organization’s “vertical and geopolitical structure” and “outdated geopolitical boundaries,” slowing down the information sharing process. CORDS serves to create more effective communication among various informal health organizations in neighboring countries and around the world, while still being in contact with WHO. CORDS seeks to be a complementary service to WHO and aid them in the overall fight against contagious disease in both surveillance and prevention (Gresham et. al).
Maria Jose Espona believes that not all information in official health databases is “good information,” “often contains discrepancies,” which is “troubling.” As an example, she mentions when Paraguay wasn’t reporting cases of dengue fever when the surrounding countries were, due to delayed updates. Espona states that “[i]naccurate statistics” detract from health defense and that the surveillance of contagious disease must be improved (Espona 18-9).
Espona suggests that, in order to improve “disease surveillance,” two things have to happen: the groups that fight against diseases from the health perspective need to work with the groups that come from the military perspective (and vice versa) on the diseases that are relevant to both perspectives in order to decrease “data discrepancies”; and the education of health workers need to improve so that they know how to do their job. Espona suggest that the WHO develops proper educational programs, and monitor the performance of health workers (Espona 19-20).
-Some point to Ohio and surrounding areas where over 341 cases of measles have been reported that resulted from the lack of vaccinations in an Amish population. Since the outbreak, a majority of the Amish have reconsidered their decision to refuse vaccines (Tribble 2014).
-In The Netherlands, an orthodox Protestant minority of about 250,000 members has religious objections to vaccination. Forty percent of them have been found to not be vaccinated at all. Epidemics of polio, measles, rubella, and mumps have broken out among this group and in turn has spread to relatives in Canada.
-During the polio epidemic of 1978, Veenman and Jansma identified among orthodox Protestants religious objections, family tradition, and fear of possible side- effects as major reasons for not being vaccinated.