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NR503-Population Health Epidemiology and Statistical Principles Midterm (Chamberlain.edu)
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NR503-Population Health Epidemiology andStatistical Principles Midterm
(Chamberlain.edu)
Epidemiology - -The science of public health
-Population Health - -Focuses on risk, data, demographics, and outcomes
-Outcome - -The end result that follows an intervention
-Aggregate - -Defined population
-Community - -Composed of multiple aggregates
-Data - -Compiled information
-Prevalence - -Measures the existence of all current cases within a time
frame
-Incidence - -Measures the appearance of new cases
-Surveillance - -Collection, analysis, dissemination of data
-High-risk - -Increased chance of poor health outcome.
-Morbidity - -Presence of illness in population
-Mortality - -Related to the tracking of deaths within an aggregate
-Community Health - -The health status of a defined group of people and
the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health
-Population-base research - -Addresses health outcomes, health
determinants, and policies and interventions that link the two in efforts to
improve population health and ameliorate health disparities.
-Observation - -The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a
careful, orderly way.
-Control trial - -One of the trials you keep "normal" to compare the effect of
what you are changing
-Infectious disease - -A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can
be spread from one individual to another.
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