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(2026/2027) [NSG 522 final]

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Epidemiology is... The study of the distribution and determinants of heath
related states or events in specified populations, and the
application of this knowledge to the control of health
problems


Core Epidemiological Functions 1. Surveillance
2. Field investigations
3. Analytic studies
4. Evaluation
5. Linkages
6. Policy


epidemiological Measurement focuses on: - Distribution of health-related states and events
- Determinants of health-related states and events




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Two components of epidemiology are - Descriptive
- Analytic


Descriptive epidemiology studies the DISTRIBUTION, FREQUENCY, PATTERN
_____________________, _____________________, and
_____________________ of health related states and
events


Analytic Epidemiology describes the: - Determinants of health-related events
- The 'why'
- The 'cause(s)'


The etiology of all diseases is ________________, multifactorial
even with a
simple infectious disease




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The 'Causal Pie' Model - Causative agent or event
- Characteristics of the person
- Characteristics of the environment
- Presence of preventative factors
- Action of catalysts or additive factors
- Mediating and moderating factors
- Interaction between the factors


Bradford Hill Criteria for Causation - Strength of association
- Consistency
- Specificity
- Temporal relationship
- Biological gradient
- Plausibility
- Coherence
- Analogy
- Experimental evidence


Epidemiological Triad or Triangle - a model used to describe the etiology of disease/health
events
- agent, host, and environment


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