NSG 221 FINAL EXAM
ANALYTIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
ANSWER METHOD THAT INVESTIGATES THE CAUSES OF DISEASE BY DETERMINING
WHY A DISEASE RATE IS LOWER IN ONE POPULATION GROUP THAN IN ANOTHER
DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY
ANSWER A FORM OF EPIDEMIOLOGY THAT DESCRIBES A DISEASE ACCORDING TO ITS
PERSON, PLACE OR TIME
WEB OF CAUSATION
ANSWER A MODEL THAT CAN BE USED TO ILLUSTRATE COMPLEX INTERRELATIONSHIPS
OF FACTORS INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER TO INFLUENCE THE RISK FO, OR
DISTRIBUTION OF, HEALTH OUTCOMES
SCREENING PROGRAMS
ANSWER A SECONDARY PREVENTION ACTIVITY THAT IDENTIFIES RISK FACTORS AND
DISEASES IN THEIR EARLIEST STAGES
SURVEILLANCE
ANSWER A MECANISM FOR THE ONGOING COLLECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION IN A
COMMUNITY
HOST AGENT ENVIRONMENT
ANSWER EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRIANGLE
HOST-A LIVING HUMAN OR ANIMAL ORGANISM IN WHICH AN INFECTIOUS AGENT CAN
EXIST UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS
, AGENT-CAUSATIVE FACTOR INVADING A SUSCEPTIBLE HOST THROUGH AN
ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE TO PRODUCE DISEASE, SUCH AS BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL
AGENT
ENVIRONMENT-THE ACCUMULATION OF PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL CONDITIONS THAT INFLUENCE THE LIVES OF COMMUNITIES;THAT WHICH
SURROUNDS THE HUMAN HOST AND WHERE TRANSMISSION OF AN INFECTIOUS AGENT
IS OCCURRING
RATES
ANSWER ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS THAT ALLOW ONE TO CONSIDER A COUNT OF AN
EVENT RELATIVE TO THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION FROM WHICH IT IS EXTRACTED
INCIDENCE RATES
ANSWER RATES THAT DESCRIBE THE OCCURRENCE OF NEW CASES OF DISEASE OR
CONDITION (TEEN PREGNANCY) IN A COMMUNITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, RELATIVE
TO THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION AT RISK FOR THAT DISEASE OR CONDITION DURING
THAT SAME PERIOD
PREVALENCE RATE
ANSWER THE NUMBER OF ALL CASES OF A SPECIFIC DISEASE OR
CONDITION(DEAFNESS) IN A POPULATION AT A GIVEN POINT IN TIME, RELATIVE TO THE
POPULATION AT THE SAME POINT IN TIME
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ANSWER THE STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND
DISEASE IN HUMAN POPULATIONS
ROLES OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGIS
ANSWER COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF VITAL RECORDS (BIRTHS AND DEATHS)
ANALYTIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
ANSWER METHOD THAT INVESTIGATES THE CAUSES OF DISEASE BY DETERMINING
WHY A DISEASE RATE IS LOWER IN ONE POPULATION GROUP THAN IN ANOTHER
DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY
ANSWER A FORM OF EPIDEMIOLOGY THAT DESCRIBES A DISEASE ACCORDING TO ITS
PERSON, PLACE OR TIME
WEB OF CAUSATION
ANSWER A MODEL THAT CAN BE USED TO ILLUSTRATE COMPLEX INTERRELATIONSHIPS
OF FACTORS INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER TO INFLUENCE THE RISK FO, OR
DISTRIBUTION OF, HEALTH OUTCOMES
SCREENING PROGRAMS
ANSWER A SECONDARY PREVENTION ACTIVITY THAT IDENTIFIES RISK FACTORS AND
DISEASES IN THEIR EARLIEST STAGES
SURVEILLANCE
ANSWER A MECANISM FOR THE ONGOING COLLECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION IN A
COMMUNITY
HOST AGENT ENVIRONMENT
ANSWER EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRIANGLE
HOST-A LIVING HUMAN OR ANIMAL ORGANISM IN WHICH AN INFECTIOUS AGENT CAN
EXIST UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS
, AGENT-CAUSATIVE FACTOR INVADING A SUSCEPTIBLE HOST THROUGH AN
ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE TO PRODUCE DISEASE, SUCH AS BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL
AGENT
ENVIRONMENT-THE ACCUMULATION OF PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL CONDITIONS THAT INFLUENCE THE LIVES OF COMMUNITIES;THAT WHICH
SURROUNDS THE HUMAN HOST AND WHERE TRANSMISSION OF AN INFECTIOUS AGENT
IS OCCURRING
RATES
ANSWER ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS THAT ALLOW ONE TO CONSIDER A COUNT OF AN
EVENT RELATIVE TO THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION FROM WHICH IT IS EXTRACTED
INCIDENCE RATES
ANSWER RATES THAT DESCRIBE THE OCCURRENCE OF NEW CASES OF DISEASE OR
CONDITION (TEEN PREGNANCY) IN A COMMUNITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, RELATIVE
TO THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION AT RISK FOR THAT DISEASE OR CONDITION DURING
THAT SAME PERIOD
PREVALENCE RATE
ANSWER THE NUMBER OF ALL CASES OF A SPECIFIC DISEASE OR
CONDITION(DEAFNESS) IN A POPULATION AT A GIVEN POINT IN TIME, RELATIVE TO THE
POPULATION AT THE SAME POINT IN TIME
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ANSWER THE STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND
DISEASE IN HUMAN POPULATIONS
ROLES OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGIS
ANSWER COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF VITAL RECORDS (BIRTHS AND DEATHS)
