| Abstract |
| do risk factors and prevention strategies differ from infectious and chronic diseases? · When thinking about chronic diseases, how do you perceive the purpose and utility of passive surveillance as an epidemiological tool? Explain with an example of a chronic disease surveillance system. Would you advocate the reporting of select chronic conditions? Why? |
· Has the focus on disease prevention and health promotion shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases? Why or why not? · Will a diversion in focus from infectious to chronic diseases leave the United States and other parts of the world at greater risk for pandemics or bioterrorism? Why or why not? · How do risk factors and prevention strategies differ from infectious and chronic diseases? · When thinking about chronic diseases, how do you perceive the purpose and utility of passive surveillance as an epidemiological tool? Explain with an example of a chronic disease surveillance system. Would you advocate the reporting of select chronic conditions? Why? Give reasons for your answer. · Who was the target population(s)? · How did the target population identify this population as needing the health literacy intervention? · How was the intervention carried out in each article? · What were the outcomes of the study on improving health outcomes? · Could the data from the study be used with other audiences? How do you know? · What were the limitations of the study?
