Learning Activity 2 Instructions Topic: Health of Virginians In this learning ac

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Learning Activity 2 Instructions

Topic: Health of Virginians

         In this learning activity, you will review secondary data sources for details about the health of Virginians. Target 1 Virginia county or community of interest in the following data sources; briefly scan the health assessment information to get a more detailed picture about the health status of Virginians in that specific locale or region. Then, look more closely at the health data concerning 1 of the 5 health ranking determinants you wrote about in Learning Activity 1.

Virginia Department of Health Data & Statistics

Community Health Status Indicators

County Health Rankings

SMART: BRFSS Data

Following the principles of epidemiologic inquiry, answer the following questions regarding the information you uncovered about 1 health determinant in your selected county or community. Give your response in a post of 400–500 words.

Person: Describe the population expressing the determinant

How many (percentage of population or rate) are described by this determinant?

How is the determinant expressed in the population (age, gender, education, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics)?

Compare segments of the population (who has the most/least, at greatest/least risk)?

Place: Describe the location with regard to the determinant

Is the determinant seen more in urban or rural regions?

What other characteristics define the prevalence of the determinant in the region (housing, geography, topography, etc.)?

Compare other locations with the one you selected (how does prevalence compare in neighboring counties, the state, or the nation)?

Period: Describe the time trends of the determinant

Over the past few years, has the prevalence rate decreased or increased or stayed about the same? (i.e., is it getting better or worse?)

Compare the time trends of the state and the nation with those of your location. Are they better, worse, or similar?

Conclusion: From the information you gathered about the health determinant, describe a priority population in a particular place with a precise problem to address. This will be the focus of a public health intervention you will develop across the remaining learning activities.

Explanation / Answer

ANSWER-

Scientists recognize five deterinants of health of a population.

For example states of Virginia or any other place in the country, the health status will be described based upon the situatios that are called health determinants.

1) The Biological factor- The biology and genetic which comprises sex , age etc..

2) Individual behavious- For example , a persons health depends upn the alcohol use, injection of drugs, use of needles, smoking and unprotected sex . These factors are regulatory factors of health status.

3) Social environment- The health sttus get affected by socil environment such as income status of person/family, gender and discriminations

4) Physical environment- The very important factor which impact the health status is "Physical environment", i.e the place where persons live, crowding conditions etc.

5) Health Services- For better health conditions, good physicians & good /quality health service matter a lot. Health conditions as access to quality of health care and insurance facilities play an important role.

As Virvinia state ave most of the determinants in better condition, the problems of health status is less in comparision to other places and nation wise.

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