EPI Exam Questions And Correct Answers
Public Health - ANSWER a multidisciplinary field whose goal is to promote the health of
populations through organized community efforts
Epidemiology - ANSWER In epidemiology, the study of the distribution and determinants
of diseases frequency in human populations and the application of this study to control
health problems.Disease refers to a broad array of health-related states and events,
including disease, injuries, disabilities, and death.
population - ANSWER an aggregation of individuals sharing a common attribute
Disease Frequency - ANSWER a quantity describing the rate at which a disease occurs
in a population. its calculation requires a definition of disease (the case definition), a
system for enumerating the diseased entities or persons (the numerator), and
ascertainment of the size of the population from which the cases are occurring.
disease distribution - ANSWER the pattern of disease by the attributes of
person: (who is getting the disease?)
place: (where is it occurring)
time: (how is it changing over time)
birth and death rates - ANSWER number of children born with defects, usually in 10,000
birth
morbidity rate - ANSWER number of existing or new cases of a particular disease or
condition per 100 population
attack rate number of new cases of disease that develop-usually during a defined and
short time period per the number in health population at risk at the start of the period.
, case fatality rate number of deaths per number of cases of disease
survival rate Number of living cases per number of cases of disease
disease determinants - ANSWER factors that cause either a well person to become ill or
an ill person to recover.
disease control - ANSWER the ultimate goal of Epidemiology and refer to the reduction
or elimination of disease occurrence. it is achieved through Epidemiological research
and surveillance
Attributable proportion among the exposed (APe) - ANSWER the proportion of disease
among the exposed that would be removed if the exposure removed
Hypothesis - ANSWER a tentative explanation for an observation, a phenomenon, or a
scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.
what is the main difference between public health and medicine? - ANSWER public
health is preventing disease in a communities whereas medicine is a treatment of
diseases at an individual level.
direct Standardization - ANSWER A method for controlling confounding.
An age-specific population provides the standard to which the study population is
adjusted. This may be a real population - US population according to census- or a
hypothetical - combining two or more study populations.
medical facility - includes the Catchment population- ANSWER, composed of those who
utilize the services provided.
what public health achievement has accounted for improving life expectancy in the
Public Health - ANSWER a multidisciplinary field whose goal is to promote the health of
populations through organized community efforts
Epidemiology - ANSWER In epidemiology, the study of the distribution and determinants
of diseases frequency in human populations and the application of this study to control
health problems.Disease refers to a broad array of health-related states and events,
including disease, injuries, disabilities, and death.
population - ANSWER an aggregation of individuals sharing a common attribute
Disease Frequency - ANSWER a quantity describing the rate at which a disease occurs
in a population. its calculation requires a definition of disease (the case definition), a
system for enumerating the diseased entities or persons (the numerator), and
ascertainment of the size of the population from which the cases are occurring.
disease distribution - ANSWER the pattern of disease by the attributes of
person: (who is getting the disease?)
place: (where is it occurring)
time: (how is it changing over time)
birth and death rates - ANSWER number of children born with defects, usually in 10,000
birth
morbidity rate - ANSWER number of existing or new cases of a particular disease or
condition per 100 population
attack rate number of new cases of disease that develop-usually during a defined and
short time period per the number in health population at risk at the start of the period.
, case fatality rate number of deaths per number of cases of disease
survival rate Number of living cases per number of cases of disease
disease determinants - ANSWER factors that cause either a well person to become ill or
an ill person to recover.
disease control - ANSWER the ultimate goal of Epidemiology and refer to the reduction
or elimination of disease occurrence. it is achieved through Epidemiological research
and surveillance
Attributable proportion among the exposed (APe) - ANSWER the proportion of disease
among the exposed that would be removed if the exposure removed
Hypothesis - ANSWER a tentative explanation for an observation, a phenomenon, or a
scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.
what is the main difference between public health and medicine? - ANSWER public
health is preventing disease in a communities whereas medicine is a treatment of
diseases at an individual level.
direct Standardization - ANSWER A method for controlling confounding.
An age-specific population provides the standard to which the study population is
adjusted. This may be a real population - US population according to census- or a
hypothetical - combining two or more study populations.
medical facility - includes the Catchment population- ANSWER, composed of those who
utilize the services provided.
what public health achievement has accounted for improving life expectancy in the
