You are a public health nurse doing research on vital statistics and health status on a certain disease in the state of MA (you choose the disease)

You are a public health nurse doing research on vital statistics and health status on a certain disease in the state of MA (you choose the disease)

Discussion Forum 2: Infectious Disease Part One: You are a public health nurse doing research on vital statistics and health status on a certain disease in the state of MA (you choose the disease). You are to collect data and vital statistics for this disease and post your findings. Some recommended links you may use are http://www.cdc.gov/DataStatistics/ and http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/researcher/community-health/masschip/. Choose a disease or public health issue and research this topic. This forum includes epidemiology principles as well as your other readings. Make sure you complete the reading before starting the assignment so you will have an understanding of concepts. You will need to respond to at least one of your classmates postings. Part Two: Go to the MMWR website found at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ Read about MMWR on the left side of the screen, so you know the role of the MMWR. Click on the “Publications and then the MMWR Weekly Report” section. You can choose one of the related articles from 2013 till now. There are multiple articles to choose from. Choose an article related to public health surveillance or outbreak. (any infectious disease or public health problem that is tracked). Summarize this article in your posting and provide data from the MMWR notifiable disease link also found on the left side of the page. Bring all this information together to analyze how public health surveillance interfaces with this topic.