Module 2 Quiz Review: Approaches to Community Health and Population Vulnerabilities

1. Define Epidemiology, and apply examples, (Pgs. 222-223 and 255-258). Epidemiology: the science that helps us understand the strength of the association between exposures and health effects. Often used for occupationally related illness. Example: increase the percentage of adolescents who participate un extracurricular and out of school activities. See page 258 for future examples 2. Describe Epidemiologist investigation, (Pgs. 258-259). Epidemiologists investigate the distribution: patterns of health events in populations to characterize health outcomes in terms of what, who, where, when, how, and why Descriptive epidemiology: when do events occur? Describes the occurrence of a disease in terms of person, place, thing Determinants: how and why of health events are those factors, exposure, characteristics, behaviors, and contexts that determine the patterns. How does it occur, why are some affected more than others. Determinants may be individuals, relational, social, communal, or environmental. Analytics epidemiology: understanding the etiology if disease. Investigation of causes and associations