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Applications of Epidemiology Please respond to the following:
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•Using the basics and applications of epidemiology from your weekly readings as a guideline, articulate in your own words the initial steps you would take in applying techniques in a field investigation of a childhood disease. •From the first e-Activity, evaluate, from a cost perspective, your state’s stand on the particular childhood disease you researched, and recommend at least five (5) steps to optimize on the present plan.
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2) Childhood Obesity and Smoking Please respond to the following:
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•From the second e-Activity, evaluate the efficacy of the steps to producing a contingency plan for battling childhood obesity. Be specific. •From the case study and third e-Activity, evaluate the effectiveness of laws on smoking in your home state. Determine if your state’s standpoint on smoker-free bars is adequate, in your opinion. Provide support for your rationale.
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THIS IS THE E-activity(direction on how to answer the questions)
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Go to your state’s DOH Website, and research a particular childhood disease with which you are familiar. Be prepared to discuss. •Go to the Website, located at
http://www.videojug.com/interview/epidemiology-basics-2, and view the interview by Dr. Friis giving tips on descriptive and analytic epidemiology. Be prepared to discuss. •Go to your state’s DOH Website, and research statistics on smoking and smoking laws. Be prepared to discuss.
