“Pertussis” case study and discuss how the social determinants of health and understanding of the social-ecological model may help to better understand the needs of this community and mitigate the impact of infectious disease spread in this community.

 

“Pertussis”  case study and discuss how the social determinants of health and understanding of the social-ecological model may help to better understand the needs of this community and mitigate the impact of infectious disease spread in this community.

Work type:   Discussion Essay

Format:         APA

Pages:            1 pages ( 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Master’s

Subject or discipline:         Health Care

Title:   Discussion | Social Determinants of Health

Number of sources:           2

Paper instructions:

Read the “Pertussis” [DOWNLOAD] case study and discuss how the social determinants of health and understanding of the social-ecological model may help to better understand the needs of this community and mitigate the impact of infectious disease spread in this community.

Read the Executive Summary of Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health. (opens in new window)

https://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/finalreport/en/

 

Respond And Discuss

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that the social-ecological model be used to better understand health and the effect of potential prevention strategies.¹ The four-level social-ecological model also plays an important role in prevention strategy implementation and determining the impact of the top public health issues. This model considers the complex interplay between individual, interpersonal, community, and societal factors. It allows us to understand the range of factors that put people at risk for poor health outcomes. The overlapping rings (i.e., individual / community) in the model illustrate how factors at one level influence factors at another level.

 

After reading the “Pertussis,” please respond to the following questions:

 

1. What are some steps that could have been taken to prepare local health departments, in anticipation of the disease spreading to their areas?
2. What were some of the strengths and limitations to the unified command structure in this outbreak?

 

Initial Post: 250–300 words

Reference at least 2 scholarly resources

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