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NSG522 Midterm Exam Questions and
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public health
Ans: protects the population from health threats
epidemiology
Ans: -the core science of public health
-the nature/extent/cause of public health problems
epidemiology history
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Ans: -developed as a science in the 1800s
-study of epidemics as a communicable disease
-by second 1/2 of 20th century, infx ds --> other ds, too
-in 1970, "study of distribution & determinants of ds freq," "study of the
occurrence of illness"
-late 20th century: ALL health phenom, including bioterror, HEALTH
PREVENTION!!
CDC
Ans: -originally named communicable ds center.
-now, Center for Disease Control & Prevention
-24/7 keeps country safe from ALL health threats
-MMWR: morbidity & mortality weekly report
epidemiological transitions
Ans: -changes in population dynamics d/t changes in mortality
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age of pestilence & famine
Ans: high mortality, life expectancy 20-40 yrs
age of receding pandemics
Ans: mortality lower, life expectancy 30-50 yrs
age of degenerative & man-made ds
Ans: mortality lowest, life expectancy >50 yrs
current epidemiology definition
Ans: study of distribution & determinants of health-related states or events
in specific populations & the application of this knowledge to the control
of health problems
"study"
Ans: SYSTEMATIC surveillance, observation, experimentation. scientific!
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"distribution"
Ans: frequency & pattern of health-related states & events
"determinants"
Ans: phys, bio, social, cultural, econ, behavioral factors that influence
health. CAUSES!
"health-related states/events"
Ans: change in modern epidemiology...not just illness. restoration of
health, too!
"specific populations"
Ans: characteristics of who's healthy/at risk/acquires ds
"control of health problems"
NSG522 Midterm Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
public health
Ans: protects the population from health threats
epidemiology
Ans: -the core science of public health
-the nature/extent/cause of public health problems
epidemiology history
,2 | Page
Ans: -developed as a science in the 1800s
-study of epidemics as a communicable disease
-by second 1/2 of 20th century, infx ds --> other ds, too
-in 1970, "study of distribution & determinants of ds freq," "study of the
occurrence of illness"
-late 20th century: ALL health phenom, including bioterror, HEALTH
PREVENTION!!
CDC
Ans: -originally named communicable ds center.
-now, Center for Disease Control & Prevention
-24/7 keeps country safe from ALL health threats
-MMWR: morbidity & mortality weekly report
epidemiological transitions
Ans: -changes in population dynamics d/t changes in mortality
,3 | Page
age of pestilence & famine
Ans: high mortality, life expectancy 20-40 yrs
age of receding pandemics
Ans: mortality lower, life expectancy 30-50 yrs
age of degenerative & man-made ds
Ans: mortality lowest, life expectancy >50 yrs
current epidemiology definition
Ans: study of distribution & determinants of health-related states or events
in specific populations & the application of this knowledge to the control
of health problems
"study"
Ans: SYSTEMATIC surveillance, observation, experimentation. scientific!
, 4 | Page
"distribution"
Ans: frequency & pattern of health-related states & events
"determinants"
Ans: phys, bio, social, cultural, econ, behavioral factors that influence
health. CAUSES!
"health-related states/events"
Ans: change in modern epidemiology...not just illness. restoration of
health, too!
"specific populations"
Ans: characteristics of who's healthy/at risk/acquires ds
"control of health problems"
