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The core science of public health. "The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this knowledge to the control of health problem" Epidemiology Epidemiology studies the _____ of public health problems Natur...

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NSG 522 Questions and Correct
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The core science of public health. "The study of the distribution and

determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and

the application of this knowledge to the control of health problem"


✓ Epidemiology




Epidemiology studies the _____ of public health problems


✓ Nature, extent, and cause




The origins of epidemiology as a science from the study of ______ of

communicable diseases


✓ Epidemics




Systematic surveillance, observation, experimentation.... use fo a scientific

approach


✓ Study




Frequency and pattern of health related states and events. Refers to person,

place, time



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✓ Distribution




The physical, biological, social, cultural, economic, and the behavioral

factors that influence health


✓ Determinants




Includes all health related states and events-- illness, injury, and disability


✓ Health-related states or events




The characteristics of who is healthy, who is at risk for the disease, and who

aquires the disease


✓ Specified populations




Goals of epidemiology:


✓ Identify factors associated with the development of disease and

factors that prevent illness and promote wellness




1. Core epidemiological function


✓ Surveillance




2. Core epidemiological function

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✓ Field investigations




3.Core epidemiological function


✓ Analytic studies




4. Core epidemiological function


✓ Evaluation




5. Core epidemiological function


✓ Linkages




6. Core epidemiological function


✓ Policy




The frequency (number of events) and pattern of health-related states and

events. *The who, where, and when, or person place and time*


✓ Descriptive stats




The why/how or cause and effect--> quantifies the association between

exposures and outcomes to determine casual relationships and risk factors



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✓ Analytic stats




What epidemiology focuses on, never provides direct care to individuals


✓ Population health




The ____ works to protect America from health, safety, and security threats

both foreign and in the US. The diseases can start here or abroad, be chronic

or acute, curable or preventable, from human error or deliberateattack


✓ CDC




Epidemiology is a story and ____ backs it up with the numbers and figures


✓ Biostatistics




The change from infectious disease as a predominant cause of mortality to

noncommunicable disease as a leading cause of mortality


✓ Epidemiologic transitions




Surveillance, field investigations, analytic studies, evaluation, linkages, policy


✓ Core epidemiological functions




An actual causative agent of a disease

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