Health Statistics and Populations Directions
MN505: Unit 6 Assignment Health Statistics and Populations Directions This Assignment requires you to select 1) a population of interest (e.g. older adults, women of reproductive age) and 2) a health condition or event (e.g. hysterectomy, breastfeeding, unintended pregnancy), and then locate health statistics for your selections. Please search for data at the national, state, and local levels. Input your responses using a table similar to the one below. A Word document version of this table is available in Doc Sharing.
Data Search Directions Summarize Your Findings
Identify the population of interest and health condition/event to your practice. Specify how you define the population (e.g. age, gender, health status, etc.).
Summarize your search process. Specify what sources of health statistics were searched to find relevant health statistics.
Provide the health information obtained in the search.
Interpret your findings and determine if there is any evidence of health disparities based on the population examined.