Question

Imagine that you are a public health nurse, and you and your colleagues have determined that the threat of a deadly new strain of influenza indicates a need for a mass inoculation program in your community. What public health data would have been used to determine the need for such a program? Where would you locate public health data? What data will be collected to determine the success of such a program? How might you communicate this to other communities or internationally?

Answer 1

For the answer to the question above asking what public health data would have been used to determine the need for such a program? The answer is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is an US agency charged with tracking and investigating public health trends. The stated mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, commonly called the CDC, is "To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability."

Answer 2

The most likely data that would be needed to determine the need for such a program would be the data that discusses the number of cases of this new strain of influenza or the number of people that have to be inoculated. This information is gathered by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This is a US agency that tracks and investigates public health trends.

In order to determine the success of such a program, you would have to conduct several studies that keep track of the new cases of this strain of influenza. You would also have to gather information that tells you how many new cases of the disease exist and how many people have been inoculated.

You could communicate this to other communities through the use of media. You could advertise the campaign or publish your results in newspapers, television or magazines.