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The goal of this written assignment is for students to demonstrate their Community/Public Health Nursing knowledge in a comprehensive manner while analysing a current communicable disease outbreak of measles in the United States and around the world. Analyze, synthesise, and evaluate current data as of November 2019 to answer the following questions in APA format with at least six official scholarly sources and scholarly articles in a 6 to 7 page format.

1) Describe measles using an epidemiological framework and provide bio-statistical data on morbidity and mortality as of November 2019 in New York State, the United States, and one other country of your choice.

2) Examine and discuss the social, cultural, environmental, political, and behavioural factors related to measles that are currently influencing U.S. health policies and health care infrastructures.

3) Discuss policy efforts made by counties in New York State and the United States to try to contain measles outbreaks as of November 2019.

4) Discuss two measures that Community/Public Health Nurses should include in their contacts with patients and families in the community during this time.