Overview This discussion board is aligned with the module objective “Demonstrate

Overview
This discussion board is aligned with the module objective “Demonstrate community assessments and apply the principles of epidemiology.” As part of the discussion you will:
Review the concepts of epidemiology in disease control and prevention (p. 70-78).
Apply ecosocial epidemiology paradigm (macro-level) to one of your chosen diagnosis from module 1 written assignment (p.72).
Your initial post must be posted before you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum of two (2) references, in addition to examples from your personal experiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.
Post a thoughtful response to at least two (2) other colleagues’ initial postings. Responses to colleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptable comment are: “This is interesting – in my practice, we treated or resolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds, theory, management principle) and according to the literature…” and add supportive reference. Avoid comments such as “I agree” or “good comment.”
Points: 30
References:
Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.
Response posts: Minimum of one (1) total reference: one (1) from peer-reviewed or course materials reference per response.
Words Limits
Initial Post: Minimum 200 words excluding references (approximately one (1) page)
Response posts: Minimum 100 words excluding references.
Note: Since it is difficult to edit the APA reference in the Blackboard discussion area, you can copy and paste APA references from your Word document to the Blackboard discussion area. Points will not be deducted because of format changes in spacing.
Instructions
To be successful, complete the following steps in order:
STEP 1. Review the instructional materials and finish learning activities for this module.
STEP 2. Review or download the grading rubric.
STEP 3. Create a new Word document, type your initial post.
STEP 4. Copy the initial post from the Word document.
STEP 5. Click on “DISCUSSIONS” section located on the left-hand side of your screen in Blackboard.
STEP 6. Post in the discussion forum titled “M2 A3 DB: CONCEPTS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY IN DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION”
Read the following chapter from the required course text book:
Nies, M. A., McEwen, M. (2024). Community/public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (8th ed.). Elsevier.
Chapter 5: Epidemiology