Ecosocial Epidemiology Paper

The purpose of this discussion board is to evaluate the concepts of epidemiology and more specifically the ecosocial epidemiology paradigm related to cardiovascular disease in my community. Epidemiology is the at the core of community health because the ongoing study of why diseases are occurring and how we can decrease prevalence is vital to human existence and wellness. Finding out causes of a disease and how to prevent it entails many factors. This discussion will also detail the methods used by epidemiologist to understand disease and disease control on a macro-level. The basic concept of epidemiology is the ongoing study of factors related to disease and general health in our population (Nies & McEwen, 2015). Community …show more content…
Examination of any disease begins with the study of the epidemiological triangle; the host, agent, and environment (Nies & McEwen, 2015). These three conditions must be present for disease to spread and within them are many contributing factors. The agent is the disease itself, and it needs a vulnerable host to survive and spread. The environment has many attributes such as socioeconomic, physical, and biological (Nies & McEwen, 2015). With all three conditions in place, disease can spread and affect millions of people. The public can fight these causations with education and knowledge about risk factors, and proactivity in health status. The ecosocial epidemiology paradigm related to cardiovascular disease is important to study because