CDC MODULE 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
whatMisMtheMdefinitionMofMepidemiology?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMstudyMofMtheMdistributionMandMdeterminantsMofMhealth-
relatedMstatesMorMeventsMinMhumanMpopulations,MandMtheMapplicationMofMthisMstudyMtoMpreventM
andMcontrolMhealthMproblems
whatMdoesMdescriptiveMepidemiologyMentail?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMstudyMofMdiseaseMbyMtime,MplaceMandMperson
whatMdoesMfrequencyMreferMto?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
numberMofMhealthMeventsMinMaMpopulationMANDMtheMrelationshipMofMthatMnumberMtoMtheMsizeMof
MtheMpopulation
___MrefersMtoMoccurrenceMofMhealth-relatedMeventsMbyMtime,Mplace,MandMperson.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-pattern
whatMisMaMfactorM(eventMorMcharacteristic)MthatMbringsMaboutMaMchangeMinMaMhealthMconditionMor
MotherMdefinedMcharacteristicM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-aMdeterminant
theMclinicianMdiffersMfromManMepidemiologistMinMwhatMaspect?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMclinicianMisMconcernedMaboutMtheMhealthMofManMindividual
anMepidemiologistMisMconcernedMaboutMtheMcollectiveMhealthMofMaMpopulation
whoMwasMtheMfirstMpersonMtoMstudyMepidemiologicalMconcepts?
-MwhatMdidMheMdo?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Hippocrates
, -
MsuggestedMthatMenvironmentalMandMhostMfactors,MlikeMbehaviorsMmightMinfluenceMdiseaseMdevel
opment
JohnMSnowMwasMtheMfirstMtoMdevelopMwhat?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-aMspotMmap
whatMareMtheMusesMofMepidemiology?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM--
MAssessingMtheMcommunity'sMhealth:MviaMdescriptiveMepidemiologyM(person,MplaceMandMtime)
-
MmakingMindividualMdecisionsM(likeMquittingMsmokingMtoMreduceMcancerMriskMorMusingMcondomsMt
oMreduceMtheMriskMofMSTIs)
-
McompletingMtheMclinicalMpictureM(whenMaMproviderMcannotMfigureMoutMwhatMisMgoingMon,MtheyMc
anMnotifyMtheMCDCMforMhelpMfiguringMoutMwhatMisMgoingMaround)
-MsearchingMforMcauses
whatMareMtheM6McoreMepidemiologicMfunctions?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
1.MpublicMhealthMsurveillanceM(informationMforMaction)
2.MfiledMinvestigation
3.ManalyticMstudies
4.Mevaluation
5.MlinkageM(toMotherMfacilitiesMorMoutsideMpartners)
6.MpolicyMdevelopment
howMisMpublicMhealthMsurveillanceMdone?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
collectionMandMevaluationMofMmorbidityMandMmortalityMreportsMatMtheMlocalMandMstateMhealthMde
partments
alsoMviaMindividualMcaseMreports
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
whatMisMtheMdefinitionMofMepidemiology?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMstudyMofMtheMdistributionMandMdeterminantsMofMhealth-
relatedMstatesMorMeventsMinMhumanMpopulations,MandMtheMapplicationMofMthisMstudyMtoMpreventM
andMcontrolMhealthMproblems
whatMdoesMdescriptiveMepidemiologyMentail?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMstudyMofMdiseaseMbyMtime,MplaceMandMperson
whatMdoesMfrequencyMreferMto?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
numberMofMhealthMeventsMinMaMpopulationMANDMtheMrelationshipMofMthatMnumberMtoMtheMsizeMof
MtheMpopulation
___MrefersMtoMoccurrenceMofMhealth-relatedMeventsMbyMtime,Mplace,MandMperson.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-pattern
whatMisMaMfactorM(eventMorMcharacteristic)MthatMbringsMaboutMaMchangeMinMaMhealthMconditionMor
MotherMdefinedMcharacteristicM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-aMdeterminant
theMclinicianMdiffersMfromManMepidemiologistMinMwhatMaspect?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMclinicianMisMconcernedMaboutMtheMhealthMofManMindividual
anMepidemiologistMisMconcernedMaboutMtheMcollectiveMhealthMofMaMpopulation
whoMwasMtheMfirstMpersonMtoMstudyMepidemiologicalMconcepts?
-MwhatMdidMheMdo?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Hippocrates
, -
MsuggestedMthatMenvironmentalMandMhostMfactors,MlikeMbehaviorsMmightMinfluenceMdiseaseMdevel
opment
JohnMSnowMwasMtheMfirstMtoMdevelopMwhat?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-aMspotMmap
whatMareMtheMusesMofMepidemiology?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM--
MAssessingMtheMcommunity'sMhealth:MviaMdescriptiveMepidemiologyM(person,MplaceMandMtime)
-
MmakingMindividualMdecisionsM(likeMquittingMsmokingMtoMreduceMcancerMriskMorMusingMcondomsMt
oMreduceMtheMriskMofMSTIs)
-
McompletingMtheMclinicalMpictureM(whenMaMproviderMcannotMfigureMoutMwhatMisMgoingMon,MtheyMc
anMnotifyMtheMCDCMforMhelpMfiguringMoutMwhatMisMgoingMaround)
-MsearchingMforMcauses
whatMareMtheM6McoreMepidemiologicMfunctions?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
1.MpublicMhealthMsurveillanceM(informationMforMaction)
2.MfiledMinvestigation
3.ManalyticMstudies
4.Mevaluation
5.MlinkageM(toMotherMfacilitiesMorMoutsideMpartners)
6.MpolicyMdevelopment
howMisMpublicMhealthMsurveillanceMdone?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
collectionMandMevaluationMofMmorbidityMandMmortalityMreportsMatMtheMlocalMandMstateMhealthMde
partments
alsoMviaMindividualMcaseMreports