Week 8 Global Health Risk Paper

 

 

Choose a global health issue. For this assignment, you will introduce the health issue and discuss the interventions necessary to prevent the issue and promote health. 

Some topics to consider may include: 

  • Anthrax 
  • Bioterrorism 
  • Cholera 
  • Clostridium botulinum infection 
  • Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus 
  • Ebola virus disease 
  • Escherichia coli 
  • Human immunodeficiency virus disease 
  • Malaria 
  • Plague 
  • Severe respiratory distress syndrome 
  • Smallpox 
  • Suicide 
  • Tuberculosis 
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus infection 
  • West Nile virus 

Include the following in your paper: 

  • Introduction/overview of the health issue and the prevalence in the United States and worldwide 
  • Contributing factors 
  • Prevention strategies 
  • Signs and symptoms 
  • Diagnostic tests (if applicable) 
  • Advanced practice nursing role and management strategies 
  • Medical/pharmacological management (if applicable) 
  • Follow-up care 
  • Conclusion 

Write a 3–4-page paper following APA format. You must include 2–3 scholarly sources in your citations and references.