Details: DQ #4 Epidemiology Forum

Topic: Nursing in the community

Please use APA 7th edition. The references should be at least 5 years or newer and one of the references should be from the textbook Public Health Nursing Population -Centered Health Care in the Community.

Identify a current health issue of interest to you e.g diabetes, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, etc. On the basis of current epidemiologic evidence, explain the factors that have contributed to the following: the observed trend in mortality rates for this disease, the changes in survival; the changes in incidence. A key concept in epidemiology is that of the levels of prevention. As a community health nurse, describe primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention interventions related to this health issue. Are there modifiable factors, such as health behaviors that lend themselves to better prevention efforts? Use an example that is different than the postings of other students.

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