Humanities Homework Help

When an incident of a disease occurs in higher number of cases than expected among a population over a period of time, or in a particular area, public health professionals investigate the issue to establish an intervention and prevent future outbreaks.

For this assignment, apply the steps of an outbreak by investigating a foodborne illness.

Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation. Include photos, graphs, maps, and other data to illustrate your points. For the presentation of your PowerPoint, Include additional slides at the beginning for the Title page and an additional slide for References at the end. Include the following components:

Introduction

1. Define “foodborne outbreak.” (What is a foodborne outbreak?)

Current Outbreak

1. Using the “List of Selected Multistate Foodborne Outbreak Investigations” resource, choose a current foodborne outbreak that occurred in your city, state, or region. Describe the food and agent associated with the outbreak.
2. Using the “At a Glance” pane (you may click on the underlined areas to view maps and details), provide descriptive statistics (person, place, time) for this event. Discuss the location in which the outbreak occurred, morbidity and mortality rates, hospitalizations, and whether the food item was recalled.

Outbreak Investigation

1. Identify and describe the steps involved in determining an outbreak. Include how you will communicate your findings to the public.
2. Using the “Compendium of Acute Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases” resource, discuss the agent responsible for the foodborne outbreak, the clinical syndrome (symptoms of the infection), incubation period, pathophysiology, foods typically associated in transmission, and the specimens used to identify agent.
3. Discuss how epidemiologists use epidemic curves to identify an outbreak.

Outbreak Response 

1. Describe the key players and their roles involved in the response to outbreaks.

Outbreak Prevention

1. Discuss the steps and measures taken to prevent outbreaks from occurring. Include primary, secondary, and tertiary measures to reduce morbidity and mortality for your specific outbreak.
2. Discuss approaches to inform the public health of the outbreak and how you would increase public health awareness of the foodborne outbreak.