MPH 6011 EXAM 8 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
__________ is the the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or
events in human populations, and the application of this study to prevent and control
health problems.
epidemiology
Epidemiology is s the study of how often ______ occur in ______ groups of people and
_____
diseases, different, why
Epidemiology involves sound methods of ______ study
scientific
the ____ ____ methods uses appropriate study designs and statistical techniques to
investigate an observable
scientific method
2 types of epidemiology are _____ and _____
descriptive, analytic
Descriptive epidemiology looks at the _____ of where the diseases are occurring. this is
more of the observation
distribution
analytic epidemiology looks at ____ things are happening; finding and quantifying
associations, testing ______ and identifying ____ of health related states or events
why, hypothesis, cause
Descriptive epidemiology is a means to characterizing the distribution of health-related
states or events by ____ ____ ____, also looks at the frequency and ____ of health events in
the population
, person, place, time, pattern
analytic epidemiology looks to identify associations, test hypothesis and supporting
statements by asking _____ and ____ after getting the _____
why, how, descriptives
______ is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence
of disease or infirmity
health
the 6 dimensions of health are
physical, mental , social, spiritual, environmental , emotional
______ focus treats the patient as an individual while _____ focus provides information
that helps determine public health action to prevent and control health problems at a
population level
clinical, epidemiologic
_______ refers to a collection of individuals that share one or more observable personal or
observational characteristic from data may be collected or evaluated
population
athletes, college students, and african american is an example of ______
population
defining a population of interest= setting _______ criteria
eligibility
populations are typically defined according to _______ area, _____ period, characteristic,
event or _____ of individual, and specific study considerations
geographic, time, exposure
population may also be defined by ______
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
__________ is the the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or
events in human populations, and the application of this study to prevent and control
health problems.
epidemiology
Epidemiology is s the study of how often ______ occur in ______ groups of people and
_____
diseases, different, why
Epidemiology involves sound methods of ______ study
scientific
the ____ ____ methods uses appropriate study designs and statistical techniques to
investigate an observable
scientific method
2 types of epidemiology are _____ and _____
descriptive, analytic
Descriptive epidemiology looks at the _____ of where the diseases are occurring. this is
more of the observation
distribution
analytic epidemiology looks at ____ things are happening; finding and quantifying
associations, testing ______ and identifying ____ of health related states or events
why, hypothesis, cause
Descriptive epidemiology is a means to characterizing the distribution of health-related
states or events by ____ ____ ____, also looks at the frequency and ____ of health events in
the population
, person, place, time, pattern
analytic epidemiology looks to identify associations, test hypothesis and supporting
statements by asking _____ and ____ after getting the _____
why, how, descriptives
______ is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence
of disease or infirmity
health
the 6 dimensions of health are
physical, mental , social, spiritual, environmental , emotional
______ focus treats the patient as an individual while _____ focus provides information
that helps determine public health action to prevent and control health problems at a
population level
clinical, epidemiologic
_______ refers to a collection of individuals that share one or more observable personal or
observational characteristic from data may be collected or evaluated
population
athletes, college students, and african american is an example of ______
population
defining a population of interest= setting _______ criteria
eligibility
populations are typically defined according to _______ area, _____ period, characteristic,
event or _____ of individual, and specific study considerations
geographic, time, exposure
population may also be defined by ______
