Answer for NUR 550 Consider ecological and global issues, social determinants of health, principles of genetics, and genomics Re: Topic 2 DQ 2
Because chronic disease is the most costly and preventable in the United States, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created academic research centers that “…conduct community based applied public health research to address chronic disease…causes of death and disability in the United State” (CDC, 2022).
Healthcare is slowly shifting from a proactive to a more reactive stance when it comes to public health. Insurances are now mandated to cover more preventative services than in the past. Currently, there is an array of screenings they must provide, some of which include some cancer screenings, diet counseling, and alcohol misuse screenings, among many others (Preventative, n.d.). Part of those screenings include genomics; “Genomics plays a role in 9 out of 10 leading causes of death…” (Genomics, 2022). Multidisciplinary research in ecological and global issues, and social determinants is key to establishing which diseases are more prevalent in the communities and which need to be addressed. But traditional research takes year to reach application, therefore it is no longer the only or the most effective way to address public health; translational research is helping bridge that gap between research and application.
Translations research, also known as implementation science, tests implementation interventions as well as clarify “…what implementations work for whom” (Titler, 2018). The wait time between evidence-based research and application contributes to poor health outcomes; translational research integrates evidence-based research into practice to improve health care delivery and improve the burden of global disease (Titler, 2018).
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, November 10). Prevention Research Centers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.cdc.gov/prc/
Genomics.Healthy People 2020. (2022). Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://wayback.archive-it.org/5774/20220413202808/https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/genomics
Preventive care benefits for adults. HealthCare.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-adults/
