Unit 1 Assignment: Rates in the Health Industry
Audio/visual Assignment Introduction
To see the grading rubric, go to Course Resources / Grading Rubrics.
Unit outcomes:
- Describe what epidemiology is and how it is used in the health professions.
- Identify measures of morbidity and mortality used to study health problems.
- Interpret common measures of morbidity and mortality, including death, birth, and infection rates.
Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:
HS311-1: Interpret epidemiological and health care rates using standardized formulas.
GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
Instructions:
After reading about morbidity, mortality and natality measures, select four measures that you would like to explore further. Locate credible, published examples from the Library for each measure. Then explain what each measure means and interpret the data you researched.
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