Week 2 Discussion Question

Epidemiology of Health and Illness

Community Health Planning

Implementation and evaluation

Read chapter 5, 7 and 8 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentations. Once done answer the following questions;

1. Identify and discuss the epidemiological moles use to explain disease and health patterns in populations.
2. Discuss how the use of epidemiological methods in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
3. Describe and discuss the concept of “community as a client”.
4. Discuss the nurse’s role in community education within the sociopolitical and cultural context.

Please present your assignment following the syllabus instructions. Word document, 12 Arial font attach to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard titled “Week 2 discussion questions”. A minimum of 700 words are required (words on the first page and on the reference, page does not count). A minimum of two references (excluding the class textbook) no older than 5 years old are required.

The assignment also must be posted in Turnitin to verify originality.

You must post two replies to any of your peers sustained with the proper references (no older than 5 years).

The peers posties are attach on file for response.