Health Behavior, Communication, and Advocacy Case Assignment View the What Is Tuberculosis? video and re-read the scenario from Module 1 to respond to the following questions: Identify relevant...

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HEALTH BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY
Table of Contents
Health Behaviors as contributing factors for Tuberculosis    3
Health Surveillance System to monitor disease    3
Requirement of risk communication in Sara’s case    4
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication    5
References    7
Health Behaviors as contributing factors for Tuberculosis
Health Behaviors include activities that exert an influence on an individual’s health. These include the activities positively affecting the health of an individual resulting in maintenance or restoration of good health as well as the activities that negatively impact health, thus, increasing health risks in individuals. Smoking plays a key role in triggering Tuberculosis. Regular smoking has been shown to double the incidences of recu
ent tuberculosis or the relapse of tuberculosis in previously cured individuals (International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, New Study Shows Smoking Tobacco Doubles Risk of Recu
ent Tuberculosis, 2016). Alcoholics are also more prone to acquiring tuberculosis. According to Imtiaz et al. (2017), the three factors of alcohol intake, amount of intake and prevalence of other alcohol induced conditions contribute to increased cases of tuberculosis. Intravenous drug users who have a greater tendency of developing AIDS are subsequently more prone to contracting Tuberculosis.
Among the health enhancing behaviors, a proper diet is of utmost importance. Consumption of unsaturated fats, abundance of green vegetables, antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables as well as whole grain cereals must be included in the diet. Fried chicken, beef, fried potato, caffeine are among the food items to be avoided. Exercise is one of the most important habits to inculcate in order to prevent diseases. Exercise helps boost immunity and metabolism and helps individuals stay healthy. Another health behavior that could help prevent active tuberculosis by curing it at the latent stage is going for regular health check-ups. Early detection at inactive state would prevent progression into active, contagious state and hence, help a
est the disease.
Health Surveillance System to monitor disease
The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the primary bodies under the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It majorly aims to gather information regarding the various threats to health, possible preventive measures as well as the treatments. It tries to study the accessibility of among people belonging to various regions and social sectors. To gain such health based information, the CDC implements Surveillance Systems. The surveillance systems allow for a structured collection,...