Assignment Directions:
Instructions:
- Go to:
- The Milken Institute
- https://milkeninstitute.org/report/costs-chronic-disease-us
- Health and Economic Costs of Chronic Diseases
- https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/about/costs/index.htm
- How much does the US spend to treat different diseases?
- https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/much-u-s-spend-treat-different-diseases/
Read about the costs of treating specific diseases.
- Choose one disease or condition (for example, diabetes, cancer, obesity).
- Create a 7-slide PowerPoint presentation that provides a summary of the information you reviewed (5 slides of content, plus title and references slide).
- Presentation content:
- Title slide
- Explain the disease/condition and how prevalent it is in the U.S.
- List the costs associated with this disease
- Offer solutions for how to reduce costs related to this condition
- References slide
List all references in APA format on the last slide. Use in-text citations on each slide to show where sources are being used.
- This assessment should be a Microsoft PowerPoint (minimum 7 slides, 5 slides of content, plus title and references slide).
- Presentation should include the following:
- Title slide
- Explain the disease/condition and how prevalent it is in the U.S.
- List the costs associated with this disease
- Offer solutions for how to reduce costs related to this condition
- References slide
- Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
- Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
- Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
- List all references in APA format on the last slide. Use in-text citations on each slide to show where sources are being used.