Assignment: Infant Mortality Rates

Health
TASK 1: Infant
Mortality Rates

The US has
higher infant mortality rates than other developed nations In the course
project, you will examine many aspects of this issue Begin your investigation
of infant mortality rates in the US by gathering and analyzing statistical
data

· Gather data
about infant mortality rates in various countries Identify five countries that
have the lowest infant mortality rates and five countries that have the highest
infant mortality rates

· Find out the
infant mortality rate in the US and evaluate how the US ranks in comparison
to your chosen countries

Assignment: Infant Mortality Rates

Assignment: Infant Mortality Rates

Note: Using
tables is a helpful approach when presenting numerical data

Resource:

Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2014) Infant mortality rate Retrieved from https://wwwciagov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rankhtml

Task 2: Medical
Causes of Infant Mortality

Select and read
five articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of Epidemiology,
Journal of Environment Health, and Journal of Applied Epidemiology, on medical
causes of infant mortality

Write an
annotated bibliography of the five articles, which should include a
one-paragraph summary of each article Write original summaries; do not merely
copy the abstracts In each of your summaries, include the following:

· The study’s
hypothesis or objective

· The study’s
methodological approach

· The study’s
pertinent findings and conclusions

Resources:

Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2014, August 12) Infant mortality Retrieved
fromhttp://wwwcdcgov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortalityhtm

Women and
Children First (2015) Leading causes of infant mortality Retrieved from
http://wwwwomenandchildrenfirstorguk/what-we-do/key-issues/infant-mortality-newborn-health/infant-mortality-causes

Task 3: Social,
Economic, and Cultural Determinants

Select and read
five articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of Epidemiology and
American Journal of Public Health, on socioeconomic/cultural causes of infant
mortality

Write an
annotated bibliography of the five articles, which should include a
one-paragraph summary of each article Write original summaries; do not merely
copy the abstracts In each of your summaries, include the following:

· The study’s
hypothesis or objective

· The study’s
methodological approach

· The study’s
pertinent findings and conclusions

Task 4: Analysis

Using the
information gathered, write report proposing effective measures to curb infant
mortality rates Consider necessary policy changes using specific evidence from
your research as a guide Note: It may be helpful to review strategies employed
by nations with low infant mortality rates

Resource:

The PEW
Charitable Trust (2014) Evidence based policymaking: A guide for effective
government Retrieved fromhttp://wwwpewtrustsorg/~/media/assets/2014/11/evidencebasedpolicymakingaguideforeffectivegovernmentpdf

As in all
assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the
citations in APA format

Your assignment
should be addressed in an 8- to 10-page document

 

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