{"id":39539,"date":"2024-12-03T10:56:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T10:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/epidemiology-project-descriptive-study-of-a-local-public-health-issue-on-asthma-in-los-angeles\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T10:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T10:56:20","slug":"epidemiology-project-descriptive-study-of-a-local-public-health-issue-on-asthma-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/epidemiology-project-descriptive-study-of-a-local-public-health-issue-on-asthma-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Epidemiology project: descriptive study of a local public health issue: on asthma in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"cursor: auto; color: rgb(205, 205, 205);\" data-anchor-id=\"assignment-instructions\">Assignment Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Select a Health Issue:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Choose a common public health problem (e.g., obesity, diabetes, asthma, hypertension) relevant to LA county or of interest to you. Review the key indicators of health in LA County to guide selection<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">http:\/\/publichealth.lacounty.gov\/ha\/docs\/2015lachs\/keyindicator\/ph-kih_2017-sec%20updated.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Ensure that your health issue has sufficient publicly available data for analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Data Collection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Use existing literature (reports and peer-reviewed journal articles) and public health data from sources such as the CDC, LA county Department of Public Health, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), or other national surveys (e.g., BRFSS, NHANES).<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">No primary data collection is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Conduct Descriptive Analysis:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Your analysis should focus on describing the distribution of the selected health issue using the following three epidemiological elements:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Person (Who is affected?)<\/strong>: Analyze how the disease or health condition varies by demographic factors such as age, gender, and race\/ethnicity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Place (Where is it occurring?)<\/strong>: Identify geographic differences, comparing data across regions (e.g., Service Planning Areas (SPA), cities, different neighborhoods, or states).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Time (When is it occurring?)<\/strong>: Discuss trends in the disease or health condition over time, such as changes in incidence, prevalence, or mortality over the past 5\u201310 years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Project Report Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Your final report should be structured as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Introduction (1 page)<\/strong>: Provide a brief description of the health issue, its public health significance, and relevant background information (e.g., risk factors, associated morbidity\/mortality).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Data Review and Methods (1 page)<\/strong>: Describe the data sources used (e.g., CDC BRFSS, NHANES, health department reports). Explain any key epidemiological measures (e.g., incidence or prevalence rates) used in your analysis.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Descriptive Epidemiological Analysis (3\u20134 pages)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Person<\/strong>: Present the data by demographics (e.g., age, gender, race\/ethnicity).<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Place<\/strong>: Describe geographic variations, comparing different locations (e.g., Service Planning Areas (SPA), cities, different neighborhoods, or states).<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Time<\/strong>: Analyze trends over time, describing any notable changes in incidence, prevalence, or mortality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Discussion (1-2 pages)<\/strong>: Summarize key findings and discuss potential explanations for the observed patterns. Consider social determinants of health, environmental influences, or healthcare access in your analysis. Suggest public health interventions or policy changes that could address the issue.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Conclusion (1 page)<\/strong>: Summarize the key points of your analysis and provide a brief recommendation for future action or further research on the issue.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Data Presentation<\/strong>: Include graphs, tables, or charts to visually present your data (e.g., line graphs for trends, bar charts for demographic breakdowns, geographic maps if applicable). Ensure that all visuals are clearly labeled and referenced in the text.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Formatting Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Length: 7\u201310 pages (including visuals and references)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Font: Times New Roman, 12-point<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Spacing: Double-spaced<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">References: Include at least 5 properly formatted reference list using APA, AMA, MLA, or Chicago style.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assignment Instructions: Select a Health Issue: Choose a common public health problem (e.g., obesity, diabetes, asthma, hypertension) relevant to LA county or of interest to you. Review the key indicators of health in LA County to guide selection&nbsp;http:\/\/publichealth.lacounty.gov\/ha\/docs\/2015lachs\/keyindicator\/ph-kih_2017-sec%20updated.pdf Ensure that your health issue has sufficient publicly available data for analysis. Data Collection: Use existing literature [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[21],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/39539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/39539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=39539"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=39539"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=39539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}