Epidemiologic Transition Research

This section provides the background information on the transcript study component of the National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS:2012). Additional information is contained in the appendices to this manual.

3.3 Describe with examples how transitions may affect children and young people’s behaviour and development

People of older age are more likely to have long-term or fatal illnesses “In 1995, only 21% of all deaths were among the under-5s, 7% among those 5-19, 29% among those 20-64, and 43% among the over-65s. By 2025, 8% of all deaths will be in the under-5s, 3% among 5-19 year-olds, 27% among 20-64 year-olds and 63% among the over-65s.” WHO 2015. Cancer, Heart disease and more commonly related to the 70-75 age group and also people aged 75 and above have more chance of becoming impaired such as visually, mentally, mobility and hearing. Women with breast cancer deprives women of 10 years of their life expectancy making women that have/do have breast cancer not live as long. The risk of

A team approach to planning transition services that includes the youth, family, and interagency personnel makes it easier for the IEP team to demonstrate expertise in planning experiences that lead to college and career readiness for all youth. (Neubert D and Leconte.P, 2013) Decisions on specific service, placement, or course of study to the IEP Team relies heavily on the preparation of parents and youth to advocate for their needs and specific postsecondary goals and transition services when meeting with the IEP Team. (U. S Department of Education, 20017)

Epidemiology is the study of diseases and informs the public about the health epidemics and new standards put in place. They usually work in laboratories, businesses, and offices where they work on discovering many diseases and conducting research while also finding cures to new diseases. In order to become an epidemiologist, I will have undergo through 4 year as an undergraduate and obtain a Masters in Biology or Public Health. In high school, it is recommended for me take Biology, Chemistry or to have some type of science background in order to help me get best prepared. In this paper I will discuss the history of epidemiology, the pathway to get to this career, and why this job/career will be the best fit for me.

Response Paper 4 – How have economic development and globalization changed the ecology of human health and disease? In your discussion, include aging, infectious disease, and chronic disease. You should discuss the concept of epidemiological transitions

Friis and Sellers (2004) defined Epidemiology as the science concerned with the distribution and determinants of health and diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability, and mortality in populations. The primary goal of epidemiology is to identify the determinants of

The life expectancy of people in the United States have progressively increased since the 1930s. In the year 1930, the life expectancy of American men and women was 59 years old but in 2014, that number has increased to about 79 years old ("Life Expectancy at Birth by Race and Sex, 1930–2010"). People in the United States now live up to 20 years longer and because of the longer lifespan, more people are now developing chronic diseases that they were not before. Looking at data on people who are diagnosed with diabetes, a correlation can be seen in which as a person’s life expectancy increases, so does the number of people who have been diagnosed with diabetes. In the 1960s, the number of people in the United States who were

Demographic transition is the process by which a nation/country moves from high birth rate and high death rates to low birth and low death rates as the growth population in the interim (Weeks, 2005). Some of the nations that have gone through this transitions are; Canada, Germany, United States and England. The demographic transition to an industrialized society is harmful to the environment. Industrialized countries also have the largest ecological and carbon footprint comparative to developing/non-industrialized nations. Nevertheless, demographic transitions have some notable advantages. Countries that have gone through demographic transitions have low birth and death rates. Citizens in

According to Harper and Armelagos the second epidemiological transition is categorized by lower mortality rates and an increase in life expectancy. This is because there is a better control of infectious diseases, better living conditions, and more knowledge of the diseases. It has happened mostly on what are known as well developed countries such as the United States and Western Europe around the early 20th century. The second epidemiological transition is currently in progress in countries that are considered undeveloped or low income. Infectious diseases are controlled better; thus, this transition contains a rise of problems with degenerative diseases, allergies, sexually transmitted diseases, and autoimmune diseases.

Epidemiology is what advises people of new world epidemics and new health standards worldwide. Epidemiologist are well known for their ideal way to handle and control epidemics of the everyday modern world by conducting research and going through various experiments. Epidemiology was first well known in the mid-1800´s (1854) but is know to have existed for about 2,500 years

The impact of such factors manifests in the substantial reduction of the mortality rate due to communicable diseases such as pneumonia, typhoid and diphtheria as a result of basic social interventions including better public hygiene, improved housing and healthier diet that were introduced in the nineteenth century (Browne, 2005). Consequently, life expectancy increased and the burden of disease has shifted to chronic diseases, which appear to be influenced by social factors throughout the lifecourse.

HOW DO LIFE EXPECTANCY, MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD AND IN TIME ?

Demography is the study of the components of population variation and change. Death rate and birth rate are two determinants of population change. Theory of Demographic Transition is comparatively recent theory that has been accepted by several scholars throughout the world. This theory embraces the observation that all countries in the world go through different stages in the growth of population. A nation's economy and level of development is directly related to that nation's birth and death rates. Population history can be divided into different stages. Some of the scholars have divided it into three and some scholars have divided it into five stages. These stages or classifications demonstrate a

However, better healthcare and protection from government result in rising age expectancy, which is a double-edged sword as on one hand, people live longer as shown in report (Friedland and Summer, 2005, Fig 1-2) and on the other hand, the proportion of aging population increases if the younger generation are not reproducing enough, and this is exactly the trend now in developed nations. In the