Public Health Data Tools

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Task 1: Review the following sites.

– FluView http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluviewinteractive.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Click on the first selection to view the ILI & viral surveillance application. Read the disclaimer and check OK. From the next page, review the data for flu test results and influenza-like illness (ILI). In the lower right hand corner under ‘Stacked Column Chart – WHO NREVSS’ select the download data function. Open the CSV data in Excel. See if you can reproduce the stacked column chart in Excel.

HealthMap www.healthmap.org (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Go to this site and type in “Zika virus” to see what is going on in the United States. Type in your zip code and check if there any disease alerts near you. You can also download this as an app for your iPhone, iPad or Android.

Much of public health informatics involves the application of disease surveillance and monitoring systems. These systems collect and provide data for epidemiologists, biostatisticians and other public health professionals to analyze to get a better picture of public health status. Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. is a collaborative of local, state, territorial, national and private partners that provides up-to-date resources and information for public health professionals. There is a list of many of the widely used surveillance systems, databases, reports and tools in the field compiled by the collaborative. Browse several of the links in each subheading (Tools for Data Collection and Planning, GIS, etc.).

Task 2: create a post with the subject line, “Public Health Data Tools”

Choose one of the resources and write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) introducing the data tool/resource and explain why it is significant. Also answer the following questions.

  1. How do these tools and data help health professionals and the public?
  2. What do we gain from analyzing this data?
  3. What if we didn’t have these tools available today?

Explain why the knowledge of traditional public health disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, or toxicology, in itself, is insufficient to plan, develop, and implement information systems in public health practice

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Public health informatics is the application of information science and technology to public health practices, medical research, and planning. The Internet plays a key role in the continued evolution of health informatics and is closely knit to the planning, development, and implementation of public health systems.

  • Explain why the knowledge of traditional public health disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, or toxicology, in itself, is insufficient to plan, develop, and implement information systems in public health practice. Support your answer with appropriate scholarly references.
  • Identify and describe 3–5 variables that are necessary for a public health informatics data set. Support your answer with appropriate scholarly references.

Write your response in a minimum of 300–400 words, providing relevant references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Public health informatics is the application of information science and technology to public health practices, medical research, and planning. The Internet plays a key role in the continued evolution of health informatics and is closely knit to the planning, development, and implementation of public health systems.

  • Explain why the knowledge of traditional public health disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, or toxicology, in itself, is insufficient to plan, develop, and implement information systems in public health practice. Support your answer with appropriate scholarly references.
  • Identify and describe 3–5 variables that are necessary for a public health informatics data set. Support your answer with appropriate scholarly references.

Write your response in a minimum of 300–400 words, providing relevant references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health?

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Please do a paragraph about this post with this instruction .

post most have  4 or more  sentences .

you also have to have a high quality post from a content perspective. This means it also needs to do more than agree with or praise a class mate. If you agree with a classmate, explain why, give an example, share what you learned in the readings

What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse in implementing this law?

In my opinion, I feel the most important elements to the community and public health are:

Ending the pre-existing clause, allowing people who have had disease in the past have coverage.  Having a big surgery or ongoing health issue can wipe out a family financially very quickly. Then what, no money, no insurance, no hope.

Ending the life-long limits, this goes with the above, we can’t stop treating someone because they went over the spending limit.

The Prevention and Public Health Fund that invests in keeping American health. It said $15 million started in 2010. This is in the form on community health centers to provide education, help and assistance to low income.  Although, education should be given to every patient, regardless of income status.

And of course providing insurance coverage to everyone, so no one has to be without health care.

By investing in our future with higher education we are helping with health care reform with improving the “supply and distribution” (ANA) There are grants available and loan forgiveness for those who qualify and want to become advanced practice nurses, nurse practitioners, mid-wives, etc.

Nurses also need to be aware of their role and scope of practice so they are better able to provide for their patients.

Nurses need to take an active role in their state to provide input with benchmarking, and governing boards. This helps determine regulation, and what is accessible to patients.  Nurses advocate for patients and their needs. This is in every realm of health care, from a clinic, to hospital all the way up to making laws and passing regulation at the state and national level.  Some law makers are only thinking money and nurses put the patient into the equation.

Nurses can also be a part of research to determine best practice, high quality care and patient safety for every patient without judgment.  Nurses, especially public health nurses are on the front lines of helping many navigate through getting the services they need. Nurses need to know what is available to them.

epidemiological and medical discipline

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Epidemiology and medicine plays a crucial role in the formation of public health policy. In fact, it could be argued that epidemiology and medicine is the most important and influential discipline, as it forces policymakers and advocacy groups to look past their own opinions and toward solutions grounded in scientific evidence. With people’s lives and the general welfare at stake, it is vital that evidence and information generated by this field is accurate, unbiased, and thoroughly tested.

In this Assignment, you analyze the epidemiological and medical evidence for one of the following case study topics: clean water legislation and mosquito control, obesity, breast cancer screening, or medical transportation.

To prepare for this case study analysis, review the case studies presented in this week’s Learning Resources and select one to further investigate for your case study analysis. Then, conduct research to locate at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed resources from the Walden Library that will further support your case study analysis.

By Day 7 of this week, submit a 2-page case study analysis that synthesizes the following:

  • Title page and Table of Contents.
  • Write the problem statement for the public health issue identified in the case study.
  • In one paragraph, provide background to the public health issue identified in the case study.
  • In one paragraph, provide an overview of current governmental policy associated with this public health issue.
  • From the perspective of the epidemiological and medical discipline, explain the following:
    • The appropriateness of the study design used to examine this public health issue.
    • How the epidemiological and medical results provides evidence for this public health issue.
    • The merits and limitations in identifying the social determinants of this public health issue.
  • In one paragraph, describe intervention(s) currently in place to address this public health issue.
  • In one paragraph, propose an alternative intervention to address this public health issue.
  • In one paragraph, conclude your analysis by summarizing the key points and takeaways.
  • APA reference page.

Bhattacharya, D. (2013). Public health policy: Issues, theories, and advocacy. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

  • Chapter 20, “Letters to the Editor: A Primer” (pp. 467–474)

Review the following case study options and select one to further investigate:

  • Chapter 7, “Clean Water Legislation and Mosquito Control” (pp. 201–212)
  • Chapter 10, “Overweight and Obesity” (pp. 265–284)
  • Chapter 11, “Breast Cancer Screening” (pp. 285–294)
  • Chapter 12, “Medical Transportation: Local Research Focus” (pp. 295–306)