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effects_of_diseases.doc

Body Systems and Diseases

HCS/245 Version 4

Complete one of the four tables below each. For each table you will use 2 diseases of your choice. Be sure to properly cite references and sources for any information or facts used.

A general example has been provided for you.

Example:

Disease or Disorder

Treatment Modalities

Cultural Beliefs/Practices Affecting this Disease

Epidemiological Statistics

Available Consumer Resources

(ex. financing, information, support)

Impact on Society

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

· Prevention (education, exposure avoidance)

· Antiretroviral treatment (required to begin directly after infection)

· Antiviral medications sometimes slow disease progression, but cannot cure it once contracted.

· AIDS is a disease that only affects the LGBT community (myth).

· Contracting HIV is an automatic death sentence (myth).

· HIV/AIDS is currently incurable (fact).

· Education and proper preventive measures are crucial in fighting this disease.

· Worldwide, 2.5M new cases reported in 2011 (CDC)

· 635,000 individuals with AIDS have died in the US to date (CDC).

· Est. 1.1M people in U.S. living with AIDS in 2009 (CDC).

· Websites:

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html

www.Aidshealth.org

www.aids.gov

· Funding for prevention and research from the government and private sector

· Educational programs, UNICEF

· Considered a worldwide epidemic (Shi, 2014)

· In 2012, the U.S. government spent over $20B dollars on HIV/AIDS programs and research.

· Impacts social lives and sexual practices of all citizens in a given society in one way or another

References

Shi, L. (2014). Introduction to Health Policy. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Washington, D.C.: AUPHA Press. Centers for disease control and prevention. (2013). Retrieved from http://o http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html

Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry: Mental and Behavioral Health

Complete the table below for a disease that you have chosen that affects mental and behavioral health. In each box, you are required to list 3-5 bulleted statements regarding the heading of that box.

Cite your sources using APA format.

Chosen Mental/Behavioral Disease or Disorder