shaped by a wider set of forces: economics, social policies, and politics” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). These factors contribute to the development of illness through their influence on health-promoting behaviors (CDC, 2014). For example, if a person lives in poverty, they will be less likely to maintain health seeking behaviors, putting them at greater risk for illness. The communicable disease chain includes a causative agent, vector or object, mode of transmission, and human
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How do social determinants of health contribute to the development of illness? What is a communicable disease chain? Are there steps that a nurse can take to break a link within the communicable disease chain? Give a specific example. Readings within your text covering international/global health and the following websites will assist you in answering these questions: 1. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health website: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/index.htm 2
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living conditions such as safe housing and ability to buy sufficient good food. The healthiest populations are those in societies which are prosperous and have an equitable distribution of wealth. Communicable disease chain involves agent host and the environment through which people get infected with diseases. The CDC explain the chain as: “More specifically, transmission occurs when the agent leaves its reservoir or host through a portal of exit, is conveyed by some mode of transmission, and enters
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Non-communicable diseases are very important to know about because anyone could get one, since they can’t be spread. One non-communicable disease is a chronic respiratory disease, Asthma. Asthma is a disease that some people get. It’s a disease where someone’s airways become inflamed and swell up, they produce extra mucus, and it’s harder for them to breath. Asthma is a very common disease amongst people, and there’s more than 3 million cases per year. Asthma is a very important disease to discuss
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community and public health Safaa Soueid Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V-0191 March 16,2014 Communicable disease is a disordered caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in our body, normally they are unable to cause harm, but under certain circumstances may cause diseases (Mayo Clinic, 2013). The mode of transmission may vary; some infectious diseases may be transmitted via contact from person to person, or caused by bites from insects or animals (Mayo Clinic
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20th century, infectious diseases predominated as the highest cause of mortality in both developing and non-developing counties affecting 42% of the world’s population (Tulchinsky and Varavikova,2000; Boutayeb and Boutayeb,2005). This is the era that was heavily reliant on the biomedical model to diagnose illness which focused primarily on the proximal causes of disease (factors that act directly to cause a disease) and was confined to the objective measures for disease treatment (diagnosis solely
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Analysis The Center for Disease Control is one of the largest organizations in the United States related to the Department of Health and Human Services. The center began on July 1, 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center (CDC). Its original goal was to stop malaria from growing throughout the nation. The founder of Communicable Disease center, Dr. Joseph Mountin kept fighting for health issues for the public and wanted to give attention to other communicable diseases as well. “The mission statements
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routine medical exams and the ability to afford necessary medications. In addition they may also lack education, in regards to diseases, immunizations and preventative measures of disease. Improving the above conditions or social determinants will help create and allow for a healthier lifestyle and community. The communicable disease chain explains the transmission of a disease. The chain consist of a reservoir (or host), the vehicle (means of transportation) and the susceptible person. The reservoir
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November 15, 2015 Hepatitis B: A Global Health Crisis Approximately one-third of the world’s population have been infected with the hepatitis b virus (HBV) and 240 million people are infected with chronic hepatitis b infection worldwide. This communicable disease is a potentially life threatening liver infection. It has become a global health problem that affects all areas of the world. Many organizations, health care providers, and governments around the world are working together to address the
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