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Single Overriding Communication Objective (SOCHO): Recommendations for the Laboratory-Based Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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A. Review the MMWR article in textbox (p65). Find an associated press release on-line. Go to MMWR website and select (1) MMWR article. Prepare single overriding communication objective (SOCHO) for this article Text p 62-65 can assist. B. Write 1 press release for lay audiences about a public health issue

 

 

As for level of scientific consensus, this short MMWR article is obviously not a research synthesis. However, it does contain important contextual information to allow readers to understand where the findings "fit" based on prior research. Here are several examples of useful contextual information in the article:

1.    Measles is rare in the United States; the last U.S. outbreak occurred in 2000 and it was the largest outbreak (i.e., most number of cases) since 1998.

2.    Imported cases (i.e., infected persons traveling from one country to another) are an important source for outbreaks.

3.    Two doses of the measles-containing vaccine are highly effective.

4.    Findings were consistent with other studies, e.g., unvac-cinated persons and persons receiving one vaccine dose are at greater risk.

Assessing the quality of scientific information depends heavily on the credibility of the source, and this article on the measles outbreak is no different. Source factors (e.g., authors and their institutions; the publication itself and its publisher) for an MMWR are essentially one and the same: the CDC.* The MMWR is an official publication of this federal agency and has been published on a weekly basis by the CDC since 1961.20

'Several of the authors of the MMWR article worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, but the final responsibility for all the content in an MMWR article rests with staff members at CDC.
The CDC stands behind the content of this and all other MMWR articles. Articles submitted for publication undergo an extensive review process at multiple levels of the agency and by higher-level officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Given CDC's long history of credibility as the federal government's leading public health agency, particularly with regard to infectious disease outbreak investigations (for many years, it was called the Communicable Disease Center), it is reasonable to assume that the scientific findings, conclusions, and recommendations reported in CDC publications are valid and trustworthy.

After assessing the quality of the science, the process of deconstructing the MMWR data and text into messages for communication begins.

Before getting into the specifics of the measles outbreak, the first consideration should be to determine the SOCO. There is no simple formula or one "right way" to decide on the SOCO; however, here's a suggested SOCO for the measles study based on text from the first paragraph of this article:

Despite high levels of immunization, some people are still at risk for contracting measles from people who recently traveled to countries where measles is common. To minimize the risk, all school-aged children should receive 2 doses of a measles vaccine, and healthcare providers need to consider measles as a diagnosis among people who return from traveling abroad.

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Single Overriding Communication Objective (SOCHO): Recommendations for the Laboratory-Based Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Recommendations for the Laboratory-Based Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Communicating about public health risks is of vital importance in many different perspectives. Information on public health risks can be helpful to various healthcare stakeholders such as patients, physicians, government, private and voluntary sectors. This paper provides a single overriding communication objective of CDC's 2002 recommendations about screening tests of detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
According to a 2010 report by CDC, Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common notifiable diseases in the U.S. The diseases infect more than 1.3 million people annually, with a majority of those infected being unaware of the infection due to lack of serious symptoms of the disease. Accordingly, it is necessary for people to consider screening to identify the infection and treat it. The treatment of disease costs approximately $516.7 million in 2008 for direct medical costs. However, the costs of treatment have reduced in the recent years owing to effective medical management of sequelae and ectopic pregnancies.
Untreated infections of Chlamydia trachomatis can have serious implications:-
* 30% of women with the disease develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
* 20% of women with symptomatic PID may become infertile
* 18% may develop chronic pelvic pain
* 9% of infected women may develop a ...
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