DISCUSSION 1—Identifying a community health need can be challenging, especiall

DISCUSSION 1—Identifying a community health need can be challenging, especially when there are so many needs in each community. To facilitate the selection process, use local, state, national and global data sources, such as the CDC and WHO, as major sources of information on the most current health problems that affect both U.S. and global communities. Use these data sets to gather preliminary information about your community of interest health needs. For this discussion post, answer the following questions:
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What is the population of the selected community?
What public health problem is of great concern to this population?
Who is your target population and what percent is affected?
What is the age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status of the target population?
What are the risk factors for this public health problem?
DISCUSSION 2—Review the media piece Vila Health: A Day in the Life of an Epidemiologist and consider what public health issues were reflected in the various activities Elena engaged in during her work day.
Make a list of three public health problems identified from your community needs assessment, and select one of these three issues as your final topic.
Support your choice with available statistics (incidence, prevalence, trends, et cetera) about the problem.
Discuss the future direction of public health efforts to control or prevent the spread of this problem.
DISCUSSION3—-Address the following:
What are the major differences between qualitative and quantitative research designs?
What are the data like and how are they collected in qualitative and quantitative studies?