For this assignment, you will select a disease of your choice and conduct a detailed analysis of that disease, exploring it from a balanced traditional and alternative health perspective.
Begin by searching the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website
Diseases and Conditions Index (Links to an external site.)
to choose a disease or condition of interest to you.Next, review the website for
Healthy People 2020 (Links to an external site.)
for information related to the disease or the disease category (e.g., mental health for ADHD).
In your paper, discuss the following:
Prominent aspects of this disease
Current data and statistics related to the disease
Health disparities related to the disease
Prevention strategies including complementary and alternative health therapies
Contemporary research and clinical studies related to the disease
An analysis of the pathophysiologic effects of stress related to the disease
Evidence-based stress management interventions that might help with prevention or cure