Question

Here is My Research Topic: Secondhand Smoke and Health outcome in Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Please help me answers these questions using research articles and cite them.

Background and epidemiologic data

• What do the data show with regard to the environmental health issue?

• Have the rates or percentages of people with the problem change overtime?

• Are there high-risk populations?

• Describe the target population (who)

• Describe the data by place and time? (where, when)

• Include a table, map, or graph to show the prevalence of the problem.

• Is public health action warranted?

Causes/Determinants of the Health Issue/Problem

• What are the causes/determinants of the health issue? Determinants can range from genetics, behavior, environmental and physical influences, to medical care and social factors.

• Are all income and racial/ethnic groups equally affected? Any disparities with regard to the environmental health issue?

• What happens if we do nothing (the consequences) in terms of morbidity, disability, and mortality?

Answer 1

*Second hand smoke~indoor air pollution~reduce the lung function~difficult to breath and occurance of more sinus infections ~shorthening of life span of child. *Yes, the rate or percentages of people with the problem change overtime. *Yes, there is a high risk population - children with cystic fibrosis *THE CHILD WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS: -There is a main problem in child with cystic fibrosis is reduced weight gaining due to more calories is needed for ther breathing process and resistant to diseases. -It is a genetic mutation disorder because they are suffering from pancreatic malabsorption, reduced pulmonary function which may leads to shortening of life span of the children.