Assignment: Communicable Disease Paper

Communicable diseases rely on fluid exchange, contaminated substances, or close contact to travel from an infected carrier to a healthy individual.

• Identify a communicable disease to research.

• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing your research. Include the following information:

Question 1: Describe the disease and discuss efforts to control it.

Question 2: Identify the environmental factors related to this disease.

Question 3: Explain the influence of lifestyles, socioeconomic status, and disease management.

Question 4: Identify gaps and how you might link to other resources to meet needs that are not locally available.

Question 5: Include recommendations to expand the communities' programs if there are gaps.

Question 6: Describe what the public health department is doing to reduce the threat of the disease.

Question 7: Include data findings, evidence-based intervention, and a plan to ensure quality health.