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defined population
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1 cross-sectional study Aggregate
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, Epidemiology Science of public health.
Study of disease within populations & risk factors.
Risk factors are genetic, environmental, social, cultural, or
on some direct action by the individual.
Servers to find the "why" of a disease & then to analyze
the disease screening, treatment, prevention, and
monitoring.
population health focuses on risk, data, demographics, and outcomes
Outcomes End result that follows an intervention
Aggregate defined population
Community Multiple aggregates
Data Compiled information
Prevalence Existence of a disease.
Number of all cases of the disease
Incidence Measures appearance of a disease over a period of time.
Surveillance Collection, analysis, and dissemination of data.
High-risk An increased chance of poor health outcomes
Morbidity Presence of illness in a population
Mortality Tracking deaths in an aggregate
Vital statistics statistics on live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and
divorces
Criterion used to make decisions whether the patient has a
Cases
disease or health event
Comprehensive Study Guide –
Expert Strategies, Review of
Key Quizzes, and Practice
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Practice questions for this set
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defined population
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1 cross-sectional study Aggregate
3 Causation 4 Validity
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Terms in this set (78)
, Epidemiology Science of public health.
Study of disease within populations & risk factors.
Risk factors are genetic, environmental, social, cultural, or
on some direct action by the individual.
Servers to find the "why" of a disease & then to analyze
the disease screening, treatment, prevention, and
monitoring.
population health focuses on risk, data, demographics, and outcomes
Outcomes End result that follows an intervention
Aggregate defined population
Community Multiple aggregates
Data Compiled information
Prevalence Existence of a disease.
Number of all cases of the disease
Incidence Measures appearance of a disease over a period of time.
Surveillance Collection, analysis, and dissemination of data.
High-risk An increased chance of poor health outcomes
Morbidity Presence of illness in a population
Mortality Tracking deaths in an aggregate
Vital statistics statistics on live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and
divorces
Criterion used to make decisions whether the patient has a
Cases
disease or health event
