{"id":35639,"date":"2024-10-22T02:38:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T02:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/descriptive-epidemiology-paper-prevelance-of-opioid-crisis-in-the-u-s-2010-2015-in-female\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T02:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T02:38:41","slug":"descriptive-epidemiology-paper-prevelance-of-opioid-crisis-in-the-u-s-2010-2015-in-female","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/descriptive-epidemiology-paper-prevelance-of-opioid-crisis-in-the-u-s-2010-2015-in-female\/","title":{"rendered":"Descriptive Epidemiology Paper  prevelance of opioid crisis in the U.S. (2010-2015) in female"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\"><b>Tasks TOPIC&nbsp;<span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 13px; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">prevelance of opioid crisis in the U.S. (2010-2015) in female<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Descriptive Epidemiological Paper (Signature Assignment &#8211; Every student enrolled in HSC 400 is required to complete this assignment).<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The topic should focus on a specific outcome variable (disease or health problem) that negatively impacts a population. The purpose of this assignment is to assess your ability to (1) describe and examine the distribution of a disease or health problem in a population and (2) synthesize research material for the epidemiological description of the disease or health problem, and (3) demonstrate your knowledge of the course material.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">YOUR TOPIC MUST BE PRE-APPROVED BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR. You were required to list your name and proposed topic in a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Google Spreadsheet.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>You would have been notified if your topic was NOT approved.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you did not list your name and proposed topic, this means your topic has not been approved, and I have not been given the opportunity to give you feedback.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;maximum five typed pages.&nbsp;Please see&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Formatting Requirements<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>on page 6 of the syllabus. Please see the rubric that is associated with this assignment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Required Sections to be Discussed in the Descriptive Epidemiological Paper:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Define and identify the problem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the extent of the problem (e.g., mortality, morbidity, or economic impact).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the agent of disease (e.g., bacterium, virus, or other agent).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the condition (briefly describe the clinical symptoms).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the modes of transmission if by an infectious agent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the mechanisms that are used to control the problem or spread of disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the host factors that make people vulnerable to the problem (e.g., race, sex, gender, age, nativity, and marital status).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the environmental factors (e.g., geographic location) and socioeconomic factors (e.g., income, housing, occupation, education, family structure, and cultural background) that make people vulnerable to the problem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the problem&#8217;s temporal variation (seasonal trends, cyclic, epidemic, endemic, or pandemic).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe any additional epidemiological variables that pertain to your topic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Summarize any current hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the observed distribution or problem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the gaps in knowledge about the disease (e.g., reporting gaps and insufficient knowledge of the disease). Has previous research failed to address any pressing issues regarding the disease or problem in question?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Suggest areas for further epidemiological research. What should epidemiologists and researchers do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Include at least 5 high-quality tables, graphs, or figures in an Appendix (this is in addition to the 5-page requirement). As required by APA, label each table, graph, or figure as Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, etc. Appendices are placed after the reference page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Provide at least 5 high-quality references (e.g., USDHHS, WHO) in correct APA format. All sources of information\/data must be published in the last five years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Correctly cite all sources of information that are used according to APA format.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\">Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please refer to the Descriptive Epidemiological Paper Rubric for how points will be distributed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Upload your paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tasks TOPIC&nbsp;prevelance of opioid crisis in the U.S. (2010-2015) in female Descriptive Epidemiological Paper (Signature Assignment &#8211; Every student enrolled in HSC 400 is required to complete this assignment). 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