Description
write an analytical essay to explain the social patterns of infectious diseases OR chronic illnesses (pick one) that vary by income, education, OR occupation (pick one): First, based on an example, describe the current state of health disparities between social groups of your interest. Your description must be based on the information gathered from reliable sources including the texts, CDC Surveillance Resource Center (SRC) (CDC Data and Statistics (Links to an external site.), Surveillance Information for STLTs (Links to an external site.); You only need to focus on the parts of the reports that have information related to income, education, or occupation), OR your own choice. Second, explain why the current state of health disparities that you have described above reflect the inequalities in income, education, OR occupation. You must cite relevant theoretical concepts, examples, and empirical evidence introduced in the textbooks and other required readings. All in-text citations (approx. 5-10) must be done using double quotation marks such as “… directly cited statement…” (Cockerham 2013:25).