Understanding of a disease’s effects on the human body informs public health
Disease and Human Body Systems
From the battle to prevent the spread of AIDS to breakthroughs in
cancer research, disease and its impact on the human body are everyday
subjects for health organizations and the scientific community as well
as the popular press. News articles, reports, studies, and other
resources can provide insights into how disease affects the human body
and its systems. These resources inform not only researchers and
scientists, but also public health officials and the general
population.
In this Essay, you locate an article related to a human disease and
you analyze the information the article provides. Also, you explore
how greater understanding of a disease’s effects on the human body
informs public health and disease prevention.
To prepare for this essay,
Locate an article related to a particular human disease from the
popular press (e.g., Time, CNN, Newsweek), a federal or global health
organization (e.g., CDC, WHO, World Bank, UNAIDS), or a scholarly,
peer-reviewed journal such as the Journal of Public Health and
Epidemiology (search using the CINAHL database in the Walden library).
This article should have been published within the last 2 years.
Identify which body system(s) is/are impacted by the disease. Consider
the implications of the subject matter discussed in the article on the
body system(s).
Reflect on how public health and disease prevention are impacted by
the subject matter of the article.
post a brief summary of the article you reviewed that is related to a
particular human disease (include the article citation in proper APA
format). Then describe the implications of the subject matter
discussed in this article on one or more human body systems. Finally,
explain how understanding the impact of this disease on body systems
might inform public health and disease prevention. Be sure to support
your response with references to your chosen article as well as this
week’s Learning Resources.
Readings
Book Excerpt: Thibodeau, G. A., & Patton, K. T. (2008). Organ systems
of the body. In Structure & function of the body (13th ed., pp.
78–95). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Thibodeau/Patton: Structure & Function of the Human Body (c) 2008,
Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission.
Course Text: Human Disease and Prevention
Chapter 2, “The Immune Response”
Media
Video: Films Media Group (2009). The human body: How it works: The
immune system. New York, NY: Author.
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