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EDKP 330 Midterm Guide
Epidemiology - answer✔The study of how diseases are distributed in a population and the
factors that influence the distribution
Jack Rabbit - answer✔Lived to be 101
Was a ski marathoner
Famous advocate for physical activity during the 60s-70s
John Snow - answer✔19th century anesthesiologist with a big passion for epidemiology. in
September 1854, 600 people died of Choera and he showed that the death rate in the red
county was much higher than the surrounding areas.
The people in those areas got their water form the polluted Thames River (BROAD STREET
PUMP)
Framingham Heart Study - answer✔1948-now
5209 men and women (30-62)
Questionnaires and physicals
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1967: Phys Act. found to reduce heart disease
1971: offspring study
1995: omni study (500 minority residents)
Now recruiting grandchildren of previously tested (3500)
Tecumseh Community Health Study 1957 - answer✔8.6k people (20+)
1961-65 cycle 2: physical activity of men
1967-69 cycle 3
Importance: This study was pivotal in understanding the risk factors for heart disease and laid
the groundwork for epidemiological research. It established the association between smoking
and heart disease, highlighting the importance of lifestyle factors in public health.
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
EDKP 330 Midterm Guide
Epidemiology - answer✔The study of how diseases are distributed in a population and the
factors that influence the distribution
Jack Rabbit - answer✔Lived to be 101
Was a ski marathoner
Famous advocate for physical activity during the 60s-70s
John Snow - answer✔19th century anesthesiologist with a big passion for epidemiology. in
September 1854, 600 people died of Choera and he showed that the death rate in the red
county was much higher than the surrounding areas.
The people in those areas got their water form the polluted Thames River (BROAD STREET
PUMP)
Framingham Heart Study - answer✔1948-now
5209 men and women (30-62)
Questionnaires and physicals
1|Page
, ©BRAINBARTER EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
1967: Phys Act. found to reduce heart disease
1971: offspring study
1995: omni study (500 minority residents)
Now recruiting grandchildren of previously tested (3500)
Tecumseh Community Health Study 1957 - answer✔8.6k people (20+)
1961-65 cycle 2: physical activity of men
1967-69 cycle 3
Importance: This study was pivotal in understanding the risk factors for heart disease and laid
the groundwork for epidemiological research. It established the association between smoking
and heart disease, highlighting the importance of lifestyle factors in public health.
2|Page
