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The scientific study of the Epidemiology
distribution and determinants of
disease in populations for the
purpose of improving public health.
Activities that ensure conditions in Public Health
which people can be healthy.
Activities that aim to prevent disease Primary Prevention
or injury before it ever occurs.
Activities that aim to identify existing Secondary Prevention
disease early to reduce the impact of
a disease or injury that has already
occurred.
Activities that aim to manage existing Tertiary Prevention
disease to slow or stop disease
progression and/or prevent
complications and disability
,The occurrence of a disease or other Epidemic
health-related event in a
community/region that exceeds
normal expectation.
The occurrence of a disease or other Pandemic
health-related event world-wide that
exceeds normal expectation.
Contact with a disease-causing Exposure
factor.
Results that may arise from an Outcome
exposure to a causal factor.
An exposure that is associated with Risk Factor
disease, morbidity, mortality, or
another adverse health outcome.
All the inhabitants of a given country Population
or area considered together.
Variations in the occurrence of Distribution
diseases and other health outcomes
in populations, with some subgroups
of the populations more frequently
affected than others.
Fluoride in water, Immunizations Name ONE major public health achievement of the
20th century:
Biostatistics, behavioral health, Besides epidemiology, name ONE other public
environmental health health discipline:
, Descriptive Blank research-questions ask how much of
something is happening, usually the frequency of a
risk factor, disease, or a health outcome.
Evaluative Blank research-questions ask whether a particular
intervention or policy has an impact, usually
whether it changes the usually the frequency of a
risk factor, disease, or a health outcome.
Analytic Blank research- questions ask two things are
associated, usually whether a particular
characteristic is associated with disease or a health
outcome.
Analytic Research Question- Are the people with high
levels of PFAS (a chemical contaminant) in their
blood more likely to be overweight/obese
compared to those with low levels in their blood?
Descriptive Research Question- Is the incidence of autism
higher among female children compared to male
children?
Analytic Research Question- Is having had carpeted floors
in your childhood bedroom associated with a
higher frequency of asthma compared to not
having had carpeted floors
Descriptive Research Question-What is the prevalence of
depression among people with a chronic disease in
San Francisco, CA?
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Terms in this set (238)
The scientific study of the Epidemiology
distribution and determinants of
disease in populations for the
purpose of improving public health.
Activities that ensure conditions in Public Health
which people can be healthy.
Activities that aim to prevent disease Primary Prevention
or injury before it ever occurs.
Activities that aim to identify existing Secondary Prevention
disease early to reduce the impact of
a disease or injury that has already
occurred.
Activities that aim to manage existing Tertiary Prevention
disease to slow or stop disease
progression and/or prevent
complications and disability
,The occurrence of a disease or other Epidemic
health-related event in a
community/region that exceeds
normal expectation.
The occurrence of a disease or other Pandemic
health-related event world-wide that
exceeds normal expectation.
Contact with a disease-causing Exposure
factor.
Results that may arise from an Outcome
exposure to a causal factor.
An exposure that is associated with Risk Factor
disease, morbidity, mortality, or
another adverse health outcome.
All the inhabitants of a given country Population
or area considered together.
Variations in the occurrence of Distribution
diseases and other health outcomes
in populations, with some subgroups
of the populations more frequently
affected than others.
Fluoride in water, Immunizations Name ONE major public health achievement of the
20th century:
Biostatistics, behavioral health, Besides epidemiology, name ONE other public
environmental health health discipline:
, Descriptive Blank research-questions ask how much of
something is happening, usually the frequency of a
risk factor, disease, or a health outcome.
Evaluative Blank research-questions ask whether a particular
intervention or policy has an impact, usually
whether it changes the usually the frequency of a
risk factor, disease, or a health outcome.
Analytic Blank research- questions ask two things are
associated, usually whether a particular
characteristic is associated with disease or a health
outcome.
Analytic Research Question- Are the people with high
levels of PFAS (a chemical contaminant) in their
blood more likely to be overweight/obese
compared to those with low levels in their blood?
Descriptive Research Question- Is the incidence of autism
higher among female children compared to male
children?
Analytic Research Question- Is having had carpeted floors
in your childhood bedroom associated with a
higher frequency of asthma compared to not
having had carpeted floors
Descriptive Research Question-What is the prevalence of
depression among people with a chronic disease in
San Francisco, CA?
