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Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry: Respiratory Health
Complete the table on the following page. Choose 2 diseases or disorders to complete the table. Be sure to properly cite references and sources for any information or facts used.
A general example has been provided for you.
Example:
Disease or Disorder | Treatment Modalities | Cultural Beliefs/Practices Affecting this Disease | Epidemiological Statistics | Available Consumer Resources (e.g., financing, information, support) | Impact on Society |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | Prevention (education, exposure avoidance) Antiretroviral treatment (required to begin directly after infection) Antiviral medications sometimes slow disease progression but cannot cure it once contracted. | AIDS is a disease that only affects the LGBT community (myth). Contracting HIV is an automatic death sentence (myth). HIV/AIDS is currently incurable (fact). Education and proper preventive measures are crucial in fighting this disease. | Worldwide, 2.5 million new cases reported in 2011 (CDC) 635,000 individuals with AIDS have died in the United States to date (CDC). An estimated 1.1 million people in U.S. were living with AIDS in 2009 (CDC). | Websites: Funding for prevention and research from the government and private sector Educational programs, UNICEF | Considered a worldwide epidemic (Shi, 2014) In 2012, the U.S. government spent more than $20 billion on HIV/AIDS programs and research. Has an impact on social lives and sexual practices of all citizens in a given society in one way or another. |
References
Shi, L. (2014). Introduction to Health Policy. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Washington, D.C.: AUPHA Press. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Retrieved from www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html
Complete the table below for 2 diseases that you have chosen that affects respiratory health. In each box, you are required to list 3 to 5 bulleted statements regarding the heading of that box.
Cite your sources using APA format.
This section is due in Week Five.
Chosen Respiratory Disease or Disorder | Treatment Modalities | Cultural Beliefs/Practices Affecting this Disease | Epidemiological Statistics | Available Consumer Resources (e.g., financing, information, support) | Impact on Society |
List chosen disease here |
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RESPIRATORY DISEASES
TREATMENT
MODALITIES
CULTURA
L BELIEFS
AFFECTIN
G THIS
DISEASE
EPIDEMIOL
OGICAL
STATISTICS
AVAILABLE IMPACT ON
RESOURCE SOCIETY
S
LUNG CANCER
-Chemotherapy and
radiation therapy
-Prevention(education
on avoidance of
smoking)
-Surgery to remove
the affected regions
-More than
222,000
people in the
U.S are
diagnosed
with lung
cancer in a
year.
-It is believed
that one out of
four deaths
result from
lung cancer.
- Building
and equipping
hospitals for
treatment of
lung cancer
by the
government.
-Educational
programs.
BRONCHITIS
-Plenty of rest as
advised by the doctor.
-Lung
cancer is a
disease that
affected
specific
races(myth)
-Only
smokers got
lung
cancer(myth
)
-Lung
cancer can
be reduced
through
surgery(fact)
-Bronchitis
starts as a
typical cold
the first few
days with a
lot of nasal
congestion
(fact).
-It mostly
affects the
people living
in the
suburban
regions in
America.
- Preventing
air pollution....
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