Communicable Disease

Communicable diseases rely on fluid exchange, contaminated substances, or close contact to travel from an infected carrier to a healthy individual.

Identify a communicable disease to research.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing your research. Include the following information:
€¢Describethe disease and discuss efforts to control it.
€¢Identify the environmental factors related to this disease.
€¢Explain the influence of lifestyles, socioeconomic status, and disease management. —¦Identify gaps and how you might link to other resources to meet needs that are not locally available.
—¦Include recommendations to expand the communities’ programs if there are gaps.

€¢Describe what the public health department is doing to reduce the threat of the disease.
€¢Include data findings, evidence-based intervention, and a plan to ensure quality health.