HSA 535 week 10 DQ 1-Epidemiology in a Global Setting

After reviewing this week's readings, analyze the practice of epidemiology in the U.S. as compared to Third World countries in general. Suggest at least two (2) steps to improve the practice of epidemiology in Third World countries. Provide rationale for your suggestions. -Evaluate the cost effectiveness of using epidemiologic principles as a prophylactic measure, as opposed to a lack of health oversight in disadvantaged communities.

Derived from the Greek epidemia, "prevalence of disease", and embedded in the 5th/4th century BC title of a Hippocratic treatise (Epidemics), epidemiology conceals more than its dictionary definition reveals-the branch of medical science concerned with the incidence and distribution of disease. For...