GORDIS EPIDEMIOLOGY 6TH EDITION
CELENTANO TEST BANK COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
ACCURATE
⫸ environmental component of disease Answer: unhealthy, adverse
environmental factors. Such factors include exposure to toxic chemicals,
radiation, air pollution, water contamination and inadequate sanitation.
⫸ IRB Researcher Roles Answer: The IRB is a university committee
that performs ethical review of proposed research involving human
subjects and monitors continuing research. The IRB is also responsible
for providing training on the protection of human subjects in research.
⫸ Haelth Care Researcher Roles Answer: A public health researcher is
responsible for conducting surveys and analyzing data and lab results in
order to gain a better perspective of a population's health. They uncover
trends, risks, and other factors, such as whether biology, behavior,
society, or the environment play a role in a population's health.
⫸ Positive Predictive Value Answer: the probability that a patient with
a positive (abnormal) test result actually has the disease
, ⫸ Negative Predictive Value Answer: The likelihood that an individual
with a negative test result is truly unaffected and/or does not have the
particular gene mutation in question. Also called NPV.
⫸ Purpose of a screening test Answer: To detect potential health
disorders or diseases in people who do not have any symptoms of
disease. The goal is early detection and lifestyle changes or surveillance,
to reduce the risk of disease, or to detect it early enough to treat it most
effectively.
⫸ Sensitivity Answer: The sensitivity of the test reflects the probability
that the screening test will be positive among those who are diseased.
⫸ Specificity Answer: The specificity of a test is its ability to designate
an individual who does not have a disease as negative. A highly specific
test means that there are few false positive results.
⫸ Informed Consent in Research Answer: The purpose of the research
is explained to them, including what their role would be and how the
trial will work. A central part of the informed consent process is the
informed consent document.
⫸ Public Health Surveillance Answer: Public health surveillance is,
according to the World Health Organization, "the continuous, systematic
collection, analysis and interpretation of health-related data needed for
the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice.
CELENTANO TEST BANK COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
ACCURATE
⫸ environmental component of disease Answer: unhealthy, adverse
environmental factors. Such factors include exposure to toxic chemicals,
radiation, air pollution, water contamination and inadequate sanitation.
⫸ IRB Researcher Roles Answer: The IRB is a university committee
that performs ethical review of proposed research involving human
subjects and monitors continuing research. The IRB is also responsible
for providing training on the protection of human subjects in research.
⫸ Haelth Care Researcher Roles Answer: A public health researcher is
responsible for conducting surveys and analyzing data and lab results in
order to gain a better perspective of a population's health. They uncover
trends, risks, and other factors, such as whether biology, behavior,
society, or the environment play a role in a population's health.
⫸ Positive Predictive Value Answer: the probability that a patient with
a positive (abnormal) test result actually has the disease
, ⫸ Negative Predictive Value Answer: The likelihood that an individual
with a negative test result is truly unaffected and/or does not have the
particular gene mutation in question. Also called NPV.
⫸ Purpose of a screening test Answer: To detect potential health
disorders or diseases in people who do not have any symptoms of
disease. The goal is early detection and lifestyle changes or surveillance,
to reduce the risk of disease, or to detect it early enough to treat it most
effectively.
⫸ Sensitivity Answer: The sensitivity of the test reflects the probability
that the screening test will be positive among those who are diseased.
⫸ Specificity Answer: The specificity of a test is its ability to designate
an individual who does not have a disease as negative. A highly specific
test means that there are few false positive results.
⫸ Informed Consent in Research Answer: The purpose of the research
is explained to them, including what their role would be and how the
trial will work. A central part of the informed consent process is the
informed consent document.
⫸ Public Health Surveillance Answer: Public health surveillance is,
according to the World Health Organization, "the continuous, systematic
collection, analysis and interpretation of health-related data needed for
the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice.
