PBHE427 Week 6 Discussion

PBHE427 (Epidemiology) Discussion Questions

Week 6: Disease Prevention

· Select one(1) article from the following online journal links:   American Journal of Epidemiology: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/   The Journal of Infectious Diseases: http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/  Journal of Public Health: http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/ Clinical Infectious Diseases: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/ 

· After reading your selected article, post the following information: 

· Identify the disease that is being studied and what type of prevention method is being evaluated (i.e. primary, secondary, or tertiary).

· Describe what the prevention method is.  It could be a new screening method, vaccination, drugs, or other intervention.

· Who was in the study population(s)/sample(s)? 

· What was the conclusion of the study?

· Do you believe the study to be reliable and valid?  Why or why not?

· What recommendation(s) did the researcher offer for future studies?  

· Must be 250-350 words.