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Effects of Disease on the Health Care Industry: Mental and Behavioral Health

Complete the table on the following page. Choose 2 diseases or disorders to complete the table. Be sure to properly cite references and sources for any information or facts used.

A general example has been provided for you.

Example:

|Disease or Disorder |Treatment Modalities |Cultural Beliefs/Practices |Epidemiological Statistics |Available Consumer Resources |Impact on Society |

| | |Affecting this Disease | |(e.g., financing, information, support) | |

|Acquired Immunodeficiency |Prevention (education, exposure |AIDS is a disease that only affects|Worldwide, 2.5 million new cases |Websites: |Considered a worldwide epidemic (Shi, |

|Syndrome (AIDS) |avoidance) |the LGBT community (myth). |reported in 2011 (CDC) |hiv/default.html |2014) |

| |Antiretroviral treatment (required to |Contracting HIV is an automatic |635,000 individuals with AIDS have| |In 2012, the U.S. government spent more|

| |begin directly after infection) |death sentence (myth). |died in the United States to date | |than $20 billion on HIV/AIDS programs |

| |Antiviral medications sometimes slow |HIV/AIDS is currently incurable |(CDC). |Funding for prevention and research from |and research. |

| |disease progression but cannot cure it|(fact). |An estimated 1.1 million people in|the government and private sector |Has an impact on social lives and |

| |once contracted. |Education and proper preventive |U.S. were living with AIDS in 2009|Educational programs, UNICEF |sexual practices of all citizens in a |

| | |measures are crucial in fighting |(CDC). | |given society in one way or another. |

| | |this disease. | | | |

References

Shi, L. (2014). Introduction to Health Policy. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Washington, D.C.: AUPHA Press. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Retrieved from hiv/default.html

Complete the table below for 2 diseases that you have chosen that affect mental and behavioral health. In each box, you are required to list 3 to 5 bulleted statements regarding the heading of that box.

Cite your sources using APA format.

This section is due in Week Two.

|Chosen Mental/Behavioral |Treatment Modalities |Cultural Beliefs/Practices |Epidemiological Statistics |Available Consumer Resources |Impact on Society |

|Disease or Disorder | |Affecting this Disease | |(e.g., financing, information, support) | |

|List chosen disease here | | | | | |

References

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