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vital statistics
The collection, tabulation, and interpretation of data concerning birth, marriage, divorce, sickness,
and death.


Morbidity
presence of illness in population


mortality
related to tracking of deaths in a population


cases
people afflicted (those who are sick)


social justice
justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.


Epidemiology
the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases
and other factors relating to health.


Population Health
health outcomes of a group of people, and the distribution of those outcomes within the group


Incidence
number of new cases


Prevalence
The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a
within a specific time frame


Outcomes
End result that follows an intervention


Inter-professional collaboration
Health professionals work together in small groups providing care. Examples: oncology, OR, end of life
or primary care.


Healthy People 2020
A set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to meet during the second
decade of the new millennium.


Determinants of health

, Factors that raise or lower a level of health in a population or individual. Determinants of health help
to explain or predict trends in health and why some groups have better or worse health than others.


Campaign for Action
mobilizes nurses, health providers, consumers to strengthen nursing through policy changes. Goal
based on IOM future of nursing report.


primary intervention
process of altering susceptibility or reducing exposure to prevent disease prior to the person getting
it, ex: immunizations, tobacco prevention initiatives


secondary intervention
early detection of disease or risk factors and intervention during an asymptomatic phase, ex: pap
smear, rapid HIV, annual cholesterol test


tertiary intervention
an intervention that occurs after the initial occurrence of symptoms but before irreversible disability
occurs, ex: cardiac rehab programs


aggregate
defined population


community
composed of multiple aggregates


high risk populations
Certain groups of people who have a higher risk of getting an illness than others


Validity
The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure


specificity
The ability of the test to identify correctly those who do not have the disease.


sensitivity
the ability of a test to correctly identify those with the disease


continuous variable screenings
those that are not either positive or negative but occur on a continuum of values


Two stage testing
less sensitive first specific test is used often at a lower cost or less risk to the patient, ex: TB skin


Positive predictive value

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