Identify and describe a surveillance system that monitors disease or health-related risk factors in the United States

/in /by

HEALTH BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION, AND ADVOCACY

Modular Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

  • Case

·         Identify relevant health behavior(s) contributing to risk factors for contracting a communicable disease.

·         Locate resources for tracking and monitoring health-related activities specific to communicable diseases.

  • SLP

·         Discuss the effects and the implications for various groups of stakeholders.

  • Discussion

·         Identify and discuss the different approaches used by management to undercover the causal factors of a problem within an organization.

Module Overview

This module relates to what you have learned about health behaviors, risk factors, health communication strategies, and role of leaders for identifying and addressing identified organizational problems.

Module 2 – Background

HEALTH BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION, AND ADVOCACY

Required Reading

Bates, B. R. (2016). Health communication and mass media: An integrated approach to policy and practice. Farnham, GB: Routledge.

Campbell, J. R., Sasitharan, T., & Marra, F. (2015). A systematic review of studies evaluating the cost utility of screening high-risk populations for latent tuberculosis infection. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 13(4), 325-340.

Pigg, R. M., Stellefson, M. L., & Paige, S. R. (2015). Will genomics alter risk assessment methodology in health behavior research? American Journal Of Health Studies, 30(3), 146-150.

Pierannunzi C, Xu F, Wallace RC, Garvin W, Greenlund KJ, Bartoli W, et al. (2016). A methodological approach to small area estimation for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Prev Chronic Dis, 13, 150480. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.150480

Stevens, A.C., Courtney-Long, E.A., Okoro, C.A., & Carroll, D.D. (2016). Comparison of 2 disability measures, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013. Prev Chronic Dis,13, 160080. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160080

Zamudio, C., Krapp, F., Choi, H. W., Shah, L., Ciampi, A., Gotuzzo, E. . . . Brewer, T. F. (2015). Public transportation and tuberculosis transmission in a high incidence setting. PLoS One, 10(2) doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115230

Optional Reading

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016). The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/about/index.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016). Tuberculosis (TB) prevention. Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/tbprevention.htm

Module 2 – Case

HEALTH BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION, AND ADVOCACY

Case Assignment

View the What Is Tuberculosis? video and re-read the scenario from Module 1 to respond to the following questions:

  1. Identify relevant “health behavior(s)” that contributes to increasing and/or decreasing risk factor for contracting the disease.
  2. Identify and describe a surveillance system that monitors disease or health-related risk factors in the United States.
  3. Was risk communication essential for Sara’s co-workers? Why or why not?
  4. In consideration of Sara’s privacy and in an effort to educate members of the organization of the possible outbreak, what strategies/steps should HR do to ensure health information are provided to all stakeholders. Offer concrete information to support your viewpoint.
  5. Explain the implications of this problem for the stakeholders involved in this home health organization (be sure to compare and contrast the implications for the different stakeholders). Among these, you are asked to give special attention to the residents that Sara visited in their homes.

Length: 4 pages, excluding title page and references.

Assignment Expectations

Assessment and Grading: Your paper will be assessed based on the performance assessment rubric that is linked within the course. Review it before you begin working on the assignment.

Your submission should meet the guidelines on file format, in-text citations and references, scholarly sources, scholarly writing, and use of direct quotes noted under Module 1 Assignment Expectations

Module 2 – SLP

HEALTH BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION, AND ADVOCACY

In consideration of Sara’s privacy and in an effort to educate members of the organization of the possible outbreak, what strategies/steps should the Department of Human Resources (HR) do to ensure health information are provided to all stakeholders. Explain each strategies.

Length: 3-4 pages, excluding title page and references.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Assessment and Grading: Your paper will be assessed based on the performance assessment rubric that is linked within the course. Review it before you begin working on the assignment.

Your submission should meet the guidelines on file format, in-text citations and references, scholarly sources, scholarly writing, and use of direct quotes noted under Module 1 Assignment Expectations