Summary HE007 MD1 PreAssesment.docx

HE007 MD1 PreA MODULE 1 Pre Assessment WALDEN UNIVERSITY HE007: Disease Distribution and Management 15:00:13 GMT -05:00 Module One Pre-Assessment I currently reside in Berkeley County, SC. Berkeley County has a population of 229,861. The average annual household income is $50,000-$74,999. The average age of people living in the county is 39.5 years and the average education level is associates degree. The population is made up of 67.8 percent Caucasian, 20.9 percent black and other races make up the composition of the rest of the population. Three indicators that impact this area are the physical environment, health behaviors and lack of clinical care (HealthyTriCounty, 2019). Heart disease and Obesity are two very preventable disease that are very present in Berkeley County. The national average for heart disease in 2014 was 124.9 per 100,000 people. The S.C. rate for heart disease was 116.8 p