For the next newsletter, you have been asked to write about the effect of a specific communicable disease on your community. 

Identify a communicable disease to research.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing your research. Include the following information:

• Describe the 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 connect to other resources to meet needs that are not locally available.
  • Include recommendations to expand the community’s 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.

Include at least 3 APA formatted references.

Readings

Bos, H. M. W., Sanfort, T. G. M., de Bruyn, E. H., & Hakvoort, E. M. (2008). Same-sex attraction, social relationships, psychsocial functioning, and school performance in early adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 44(1), 59–68.

Media

Braly. J. (2002). Oliver’s pink bicycle. [Audio file]. Retrieved from http://themoth.org/posts/stories/olivers-pink-bicycle

Societal Expectations of Gender Submit by May 6 a 2- to 4-page paper in which you reflect on your childhood and identify a time when you behaved in a way that was inconsistent with society’s views or expectations of gender. How was gender identification explicitly, or implicitly, stated? Comment on the verbal and nonverbal messages received about supporting or defying societal gender norms. Finally, explain the consequences of those messages about gender roles and gender expectations.