Research Design and Methods

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Discussion: Research Design and Methods

Health information systems used in public health are well known for their quality and breadth. More recently, “Big Data” has captured the attention of health care and public health professionals as a potential powerful source of data not yet fully explored.

This week, you will review a published study that uses secondary data drawn from a large data set. As you do so, remember that research design and methods are often chosen simultaneously, depending on the study population, the purpose of the study, the variables, and the time frame within which data on these variables are to be collected.

For this week’s Discussion, select a published study on public health prevalence or incidence from the Walden Library that uses secondary data, and evaluate its study design and methods.

To prepare:

  • Research the Walden Library and select a published study on public health prevalence or incidence that uses secondary data.
  • Review the study design and methods of the study you have selected.
  • Research for trusted sources of information used in public health and review their structure and content.

BY DAY 3

Post a 2- to 3-paragraph evaluation of the published study you selected. Include the following:

  • A brief description of the published study you selected
  • An explanation of the study design and methods the authors used
  • An evaluation of whether the selected study design, methods, and secondary data sources were the most appropriate (provide your rationale).

Support your post based on the Learning Resources and current literature. Use APA formatting for your Discussion and to cite your resources.

Analyze two to three (2-3) strategies that your state public health agency would employ in response to a pandemic event

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Healthcare Policy & Law

“Disease Control”

  • Compare your state public health agency to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) in relation to each agency’s approach to disease management. Examine the role that each public health agency would play in the event of a disease outbreak. Provide two (2) examples to support your response.
    • Use the Internet to research the National Vaccine Plan on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Website, located at http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/vacc_plan/. Then use the Internet to research your state public health agency’s current immunization initiatives.
  • Analyze two to three (2-3) strategies that your state public health agency would employ in response to a pandemic event. From modifications made to policies in the last five years, infer the related lessons that have been learned. Support your rationale with specific examples of these strategic modifications.
    • Use the Internet to research your state public health agency’s response to a pandemic event

****This is a discussion, NOT a paper. Need a strong paragraph and 2 references. ****

Public Health Image Project

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Public Health Image Project -Be prepared to present a 60 second Class Presentation-

Explore the public health images library on the CDC’s webpage

https://phil.cdc.gov/default.aspx

Explore all the tabs on the web page listed “How PHIL benefits you”

After you have explored all of the images:

  1. Identify a public health issue and select an audience for your selected issue
  2. Create a powerepoint with mainly images that educates the selected audience about the public health issue (include graphs or pictures that notate the severity of the issue)
  3. Include no more than a sentence on each slide (while it is ok to have some slides with no words, please add some text )
    (Create 5-15 slides and be mindful of the color of your slides and the text size)Question descriptionPublic Health Image Project -Be prepared to present a 60 second Class Presentation-

    Explore the public health images library on the CDC’s webpage

    https://phil.cdc.gov/default.aspx

    Explore all the tabs on the web page listed “How PHIL benefits you”

    After you have explored all of the images:

    1. Identify a public health issue and select an audience for your selected issue
    2. Create a powerepoint with mainly images that educates the selected audience about the public health issue (include graphs or pictures that notate the severity of the issue)
    3. Include no more than a sentence on each slide (while it is ok to have some slides with no words, please add some text )
      (Create 5-15 slides and be mindful of the color of your slides and the text size)

Which one of the major achievements in public health identified in Bouldin, E. (2010) is especially interesting to you?

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1.Which one of the major achievements in public health identified in Bouldin, E. (2010) is especially interesting to you?

2.Briefly describe the achievement, in a paragraph or two.

3.In what era did this achievement occur?

4.Briefly discuss the historical context of the development. What was happening during that time period? What spurred the development of the public health achievement? Please write 2–3 paragraphs about this, and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

5.Was the issue viewed differently then, as compared to the way that it is viewed today? Please explain in 2–3 paragraphs and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

Bouldin, E. (2010). Chapter 1: History and Development of Public Health. In: Andresen, A. & Bouldin, E. (2010) Public Health Foundations: Concepts and Practices. Jossey-Bass Publishers. Hoboken, NJ. eISBN: 9780470890165. Available in eBrary.Question description

1.Which one of the major achievements in public health identified in Bouldin, E. (2010) is especially interesting to you?

2.Briefly describe the achievement, in a paragraph or two.

3.In what era did this achievement occur?

4.Briefly discuss the historical context of the development. What was happening during that time period? What spurred the development of the public health achievement? Please write 2–3 paragraphs about this, and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

5.Was the issue viewed differently then, as compared to the way that it is viewed today? Please explain in 2–3 paragraphs and be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

REFERENCE

Bouldin, E. (2010). Chapter 1: History and Development of Public Health. In: Andresen, A. & Bouldin, E. (2010) Public Health Foundations: Concepts and Practices. Jossey-Bass Publishers. Hoboken, NJ. eISBN: 9780470890165. Available in eBrary.