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

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

Complete the table on the following page. Choose 2 diseases or disorders to complete the table. 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

(e.g., 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, 2.5 million new cases reported in 2011 (CDC)
  • 635,000 individuals with AIDS have died in the United States to date (CDC).
  • An estimated 1.1 million people in U.S. were living with AIDS in 2009 (CDC).
  • Websites:
  • 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 more than $20 billion on HIV/AIDS programs and research.
  • Has an impact on social lives and sexual practices of all citizens in a given society in one way or another.

www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html

www.aidshealth.org

www.aids.gov

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 www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html

 
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