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:
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Disease or Disorder
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Treatment Modalities
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Cultural Beliefs/Practices Affecting this Disease
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Epidemiological Statistics
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Available Consumer Resources
(e.g., financing, information, support)
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Impact on Society
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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- Prevention (education, exposure avoidance)
- Antiretroviral treatment (required to begin directly after infection)
- Antiviral medications sometimes slow disease progression but cannot cure it once contracted.
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- 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.
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www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html
www.aidshealth.org
www.aids.gov
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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
