Miami Dade College MOD3 Cardiovascular Disease and Health Disparities Paper
Question Description
Module 3 Cardiovascular Disease and Health Disparities
Readings needed to complete the assignment (Resources)
1. Read American Public Health Association, Disparities in Heart Disease https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/472720
2. Read, carefully the following:
Singh GK, Azuine RE, Siahpush M, Williams SD. Widening Geographical Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States, 1969-2011. Int J MCH AIDS. 2015;3(2):134149. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005988/
3. Explore the site. CDC: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention /Heart Disease and Stroke Maps and Data https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/maps/quick-maps/index.htm The assignment will be based on these maps.
4. Study Cardiovascular Disease in FLORIDA using the following two tools-links. Make sure you select Florida.
Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke MAP
https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx
Complete Assignment Analysis of geographical disparities.
Cardiovascular Diseases and Health Disparities
- Prepare the following two tables using the Information in the following site
https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx
Table # 1 Comparison of Cardiovascular Health Indicators for All Florida via a vis ________________ and ______________.
- Select a Diagnosis
- Select two counties in the State of Florida
- Assemble the following table
Condition-Diagnosis_____________________
Indicators |
County 1 _______________
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County 2 _____________
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All of Florida |
Deaths |
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Hospitalizations |
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Hospital Discharge Status |
(20 points)
Table # 2 Comparison of Risk Factors, Socio and Economic Data, and Health Care Delivery and Insurance for_______________________ and _____________________.
- Use the same two counties as Table 1
- Assemble the table, you will have some choices and some required factors
Factors
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County 1 _______________ |
County 2 _______________ |
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Risk Factors |
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#1 Your selection |
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#2 Your selection |
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Socio Economic Data |
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% Poverty |
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Income Inequality |
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# 3 Your selection |
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Health Care Delivery/Insurance |
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Health Insurance Status % |
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# 2 Your Selection |
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#3 Your selection |
(20 points)
Study the two tables. Make connections. Use the readings to frame your understanding of the data in front of you. The link provides information on race and ethnicity with regards to the health indicator selected.
https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx
2. Write at least TWO paragraphs discussing your findings. One for each table. Remember to frame your discussion on possible causes for the differences that you observe between the two geographic areas that you selected. If you do not find differences, you can speculate why the two counties are similar. (55 points)
3. Provide a reflection about the usefulness (or not) of this assignment. Did you learn new skills? Explain. (5 points)
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