Examine a specific case study to assess the management of a population health epidemic that applies descriptive epidemiology.
Pertussis Epidemic case study
Throughout this course, you are examining the tools available to population health managers as they work to influence positive health outcomes in populations. Descriptive epidemiology is one tool that may be used to prevent the spread of disease and to promote health.
Caron (2017) defines descriptive epidemiology as “the branch of epidemiology that helps answer questions of what (health issue of concern), who (person), where (place), when (time), and why/how (causes, risk factors, modes of transmission)” (p. 58).
For this Assignment, you will examine a specific case study to assess the management of a population health epidemic that applies descriptive epidemiology.
To prepare:
Read the case study, “Pertussis Epidemic,” in Caron (2017), pp. 76–83. This case study provides a wealth of data including clinical, demographical, and social determinant characteristics.
Reflect on the role of a population health manager responsible for managing health risks for populations.
The Assignment (1- to 2-page paper):
Write a 1- to 2-page analysis of the “Pertussis Epidemic” case study in which you address the following:
Describe two public health strategies used in this case (give examples) and link them directly to the managerial epi data evidence that supported the rationale for these strategies.
Were social determinant characteristics an important factor in this case study? What implications are there for managing this at-risk population? What epi data supported your conclusion?
Provide a list of the various partnerships involved in this case study. How would you align them if you were to create an organizational chart?
Provide two major recommendations based on the conclusions from this case study.
Explain why the above points are important from a population health management perspective. Be specific and provide examples.
Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Chapter 2, “Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health” (pp. 28–56)
Caron, R. M. (2017). Population health: Principles and applications for management. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Chapter 3, “Descriptive Epidemiology: The Significance of Person, Place, and Time” (pp. 57–93)
Caron, R. M. (2017). Population health: Principles and applications for management. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Chapter 5, “Epidemiologic Measures” (pp. 133–149)
Martin, J. A., Hamilton, B. E., & Osterman M. J. K. (2017). Births in the United States, 2016 (NCHS Data Brief No. 287). Retrieved from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db287.pdf
Kochanek, K. D., Murphy, S. L., Xu, J., & Arias, E. (2017). Mortality in the United States, 2016 (NCHS Data Brief No. 293). Retrieved from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db293.pdf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Director. (n.d.). The importance of epidemiology. Retrieved June 12, 2018, fromhttps://www.cdc.gov/eis/downloads/epidemiology-fac…
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