Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
SOURCES OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA
Sources of Epidemiologic Data
In this write-up, I elected to focus on the BRFSS Prevalence and Trends Data. It is important to note that the BRFSS (which is the acronym for Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) happens to be an instrumental health survey tool that largely concerns itself with various behavioral risk factors (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, 2022). As the CDC (2022) further indicates, this particular tool makes use of telephone surveys to collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.
In the present context, the health issue I identified relates to depression as a chronic health indicator. I opted to focus on the state of New York. I was particularly interested in this particular mental health concern owing to the fact that various past studies have indicated that depression could be a potent risk factor in as far as the development of certain chronic illnesses is concerned. Indeed, in the words of Voinov, Richie, and Bailey (2013), the role of depression as a major independent risk factor and a negative prognostic indicator for many important chronic illnesses including heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes is now well documented (64). The data generated from my query indicates that approximately 15% of those polled have in the past been diagnosed with a form of depression. If we are to rein in the prevalence of chronic illnesses, there is need to address this particular mental health concern due to its potency as a risk factor.
Below is the graph generated from the system (BRFSS Prevalence & Trends Data: Explore by Location | DPH | CDC).
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2022). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
Voinov, B., Richie, W.D. & Bailey, R.K. (2013). Depression and Chronic Diseases: It Is Time for a Synergistic Mental Health and Primary Care Approach. Prim Care Companion, CNS Disord., 15(2), 63-71.
A., MD, and Mermin, J. (2012). HIV infection and older Americans: The public health perspective. American Journal of Public Health, 102(8), 1516-1526. Cooperman, N.A., Arnsten, J.H., and Klein, R.S. (2007). Current sexual activity and risky sexual behavior in older men with or at risk for HIV infection. AIDS Education and Prevention, 19(4), 321-33. Hutton, H.E., Lyketsos, C.G., Zenilman, J.M., Thompson, R.E., and Erbelding, E.J. (2004). Depression and HIV risk behaviors among patients
Clinical interventions put in place include, counseling of those teenagers who are already using tobacco and provide them with tobacco cessation. While, one of the community intervention strategies are, increase in the unit price of tobacco increased to hinder teenagers from buying hence, decreased tobacco use initiation among them. Also, there are efforts to restrict access of tobacco for minors, aided by community support to stop teenage access to
Risk Factors Associated With Alcohol Alcohol Over the years, many experts have noticed a strong correlation between children anxiety and alcohol dependence of one or more parent in the family. Alcohol dependence is a problem that has plagued our society since a long time. It is a known fact that alcohol not only affects the alcohol but also the people around him. Tubman (1993) went onto inquire that in more detail when
Risk Factors to the Onset of Drug Addiction Drug addiction is one of the subjects whose importance can never be underestimated. Even though this issue is discussed at every forum, the problem persists in the society and needs to be sorted out. It should be noted here that there are always some factors that are common among the people who resort to drug addiction. Some of these factors will be sought
In fact, 29% of fatalities occurring between 1991 and 1993 involved parental substance abuse" (American Humane Association, 2010). There are other characteristics of those with abusive tendencies that are also worth discussing. The American Journal of Public Health article insists that although substance abuse plays a huge role in helping to shape abusive personalities and fuel abusive rages, there are other factors worth considering, as well. "Societal and environmental factors
Looking more generally at how the spread of resistant bacteria has advanced over the last few years one study traces the historical precedence of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria. This work offers a plethora of good information about the seriousness of the problem with MRSA as well as other less common but equally serious bacterial strains and how antibiotic over-utilization and patient non-compliance has added tot the problem. In Hughes,