An epidemiologic profile is a summary of a significant public health issue, or issues, in your community,
county, state, or country. An epidemiological profile helps to coordinate activities and policies from
various agencies and organizations to improve health.
Review the available data, reports, and documents for your locale. Assess how the methods of
epidemiology (study designs, data collection, measures of association, etc.) are used to determine who
needs what services, where the services are needed, and how those services should be delivered. Define
your community as your city, metropolitan area, or county and write a 2,000-2,250 word epidemiological
profile (word limit excludes references and title page).The profile can be a general profile that provides a
landscape picture of several significant chronic and infectious diseases in your defined community, or it
can be a specific profile that targets one health issue, such as diabetes, asthma, STDs, flu, heart disease,
obesity, alcohol abuse, or other drug use. Include the following:
Executive Summary
Describe the purpose of the epidemiologic profile and the health issue(s) it addresses. Discuss its
importance to the community and how it will be utilized.
Summarize the key findings from your review of available data, reports, and documents for the
community.
Sample Solution
