Each student is responsible for picking a disease/co-morbid condition
(breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, Hepatitis C, AIDS/HIV, ESRD,
Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Heart Disease, Obesity, etc….) that is of
particular interest to them and answering the following questions:
Describe the disease/co-morbid condition.
What is the impact of this disease/co-morbid condition?
What are the demographics of the population that it effects?
How has this disease/co-morbid condition been treated historically?
When was if first identified?
Was it identified the same as it is today?
How is the historical and current definition different?
What services/policies are in place to alleviate this disease/co-morbid condition? How has this changed over time?
Who receives the services? How does this compare to whom is most affected by the problem?
How do social stigma, discrimination and/or societal prejudices
affect access to adequate services and policy solutions, as it relates
to this disease/co-morbid condition?
How does treatment of this condition relate to social work values and ethics?
Are there prevention programs or services available to address this condition?
How can social workers contribute to prevention of this condition?
Discuss your personal belief of the problem and what you think the causes of the problem are.
What have you learned about this condition and those impacted by this condition that you did not know prior to completing this assignment?
Please answer each question as thoroughly as possible (in paragraph
format) and please use scholarly resources and research to support your
answers. The final product for this assignment will consist of an 8-10
page paper.
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