Epidemiology
and Health Policy 
Your paper must be
in current APA format, including a cover page, an abstract, and a
reference list.
You will write a 10-page (not including title page, abstract or reference list)
research-oriented paper in current APA format that focuses on a disease
outbreak of your choice. At least 5 peer-reviewed journal references (dated
within the last 5 years) are required, in addition to the course textbook and
the Bible. CDC, NIH, and WHO can be used as peer-reviewed references. UpToDate
(found in the Jerry Falwell Library) will give you an excellent overview of
your disease. Website link can be found in the Epidemiology and Health Policy Paper Assignment under Epidemiology and
Health Policy Resources.
Instructions
The paper will address the following from the
perspective of a DNP outbreak investigator:
1.     
Abstract telling your reader the main purpose
of your paper. An abstract is what people read prior to reading a paper to
decide if they want to read the entire paper.
2.     
Introduction giving an overview of contents of
the paper.
3.     
Review of using epidemiology to evaluate health
services
4.     
Review of epidemiology approach to evaluating
screening programs
5.     
Review of Epidemiology and Public Policy
6.     
Review of ethical and professional implications
of epidemiology
7.     
Review role of the DNP prepared APRN in
epidemiology in healthcare system
8.     
Scriptural Perspective that will impact control
measures, and/or comfort measures.
9.     
Conclusion summarizing the above thoughts 1 – 7
Please make sure to post
your corrected/edited assignment to your Portfolio after receiving feedback
from your professor.
Note: Your assignment will
be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/uptodate/resources/user-academy/training