HLTH 625 Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases

Even in the 21st century, infectious diseases continue to be a concern. In recent years, a number of new infectious agents have emerged to join an array of old nemeses. Understanding the epidemiology of these diseases is essential to eliminating the suffering they cause.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a 450-500-word thread in response to the provided prompt and reply to 2 other classmates’ threads with 200-250 words each. Threads should follow AMA guidelines and must be supported with specific citations from scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources, and/or the module’s readings and resources as appropriate. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly or peer-reviewed citation in AMA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. (CLO: A, B, D, E F)

Journal Article Review Assignments (3)

The student will review 3 journal articles about a disease or topic found in the readings due in each of the assigned Modules: Weeks. The student will write a 4–5-page paper in current AMA format that summarizes the selected article and critiques the findings of the article. The paper must include at least 5 references in addition to the course textbooks and biblical integration as warranted and theologically justified. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E)

Disease Fact Sheet Assignments (3)

For this assignment, the student will select three infectious diseases and write a fact sheet for each. For the first assignment, the student will choose three diseases from Category A, for the second, three diseases from Category B, and for the third, three diseases from Category C. The list of diseases comes from the Disease Fact Sheet: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Reference List. The student will thus create three fact sheets of three diseases each for a total of nine diseases throughout the course. (CLO: B, C, D, E)

Mini-Systematic Review: Evidence-Based Practice Assignment

Evidence-Based Practice Assignment During this course, the student will examine the literature published on one well-defined aspect of disease prevention and control, such as exploring the question “Is ____ {intervention} an effective method for preventing ____ {disease} in ____ {population}?” The student will use a clear and comprehensive systematic search strategy to identify ALL relevant primary research articles ever published on the topic, so the scope of the paper must be focused and constrained (quite narrow). The student will write a systematic review paper consisting of 8–10 pages (excluding the cover page, abstract, and references/bibliography), published in the current AMA format. The systematic review paper will (a) summarize medical and/or scientific information from the body of the available literature, (b) seek to answer specific scientific question(s), (c) utilize a clear, pre-specified, and reproducible method to systematically search, critically appraise, and synthesize information on a specific issue or topic, and (d) ensure the synthesized information is from multiple primary studies (research articles) that are related to each other by using techniques and strategies to reduce bias. This assignment relates to the Public Health Intervention Project Assignment. (CLO: B, C, D, E, F)

Public Health Intervention Project Assignment

These assignments relate to the Mini-Systematic Review: Evidence-Based Assignment. 

Quiz: Public Health Intervention Project Topic Selection

This is a 10-point quiz with 5 true/false and short answer responses in which the student will choose a topic that will serve both the assignment below as well as the Mini-Systematic Review: Evidence-Based Practice Assignment. The quiz has a 1-hour time limit and allows for 1 attempt.(CLO: A, B, F)

Public Health Intervention Project Assignment

This is a presentation assignment whereby the student will create a culturally appropriate, evidence-based public health intervention/program to mitigate the infectious disease he or she has chosen in the Quiz: Public Health Intervention Project Topic Selection. The intervention must consider the cultural, social, behavioral, and environmental factors of the health issue. The student should round his or her intervention in research to inform the planning and administration of his or her intervention and the application of the Christian worldview to public health practice implementing the selected intervention. The student must create a PowerPoint presentation and an original oral and video presentation to explain his or her proposed intervention/program. The PowerPoint presentation must include approximately 15 slides and include the content outlined in Canvas in current AMA format. (CLO: A, B, F)