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Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry
Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry
| Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry: Cardiovascular Health
HCS/245 Version 8 |
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University of Phoenix Material
Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry: Cardiovascular 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 affect cardiovascular 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 Three.
| Chosen Cardiovascular 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 | · | · | · | · | · |
References
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