Epidemiology Final Exam| 150 questions| with complete solutions

what is epidemiology correct answer: the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this knowledge to the control of health problems. what are the six core epidemiological functions correct answer: surveillance field investigations analytic studies evaluation linkages policy what are the two main branches of epidemiology correct answer: analytic and descriptive what does measurement focus on correct answer: distribution and determinants of health-related states and events what type of science is epidemiology correct answer: quantitative what are the 5 W's of epidemiology correct answer: What, when, where, who (descriptive) and why (analytic) descriptive epidemiology correct answer: describes when, where, who (person, place, time) and studies the distribution, frequency, and pattern of health related events analytic epidemiology correct answer: why (cause and effect). studies the determinants of health related events. the role of the CDC correct answer: to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability what is a determinant of health correct answer: anything that could affect health outcomes 4 major categories of health determinants correct answer: biological environmental social health behaviors biological determinants of health correct answer: congenital, hereditary, infectious, inflammatory, metabolic, nutritional, tumors, vascular environmental determinants of health correct answer: allergens, chemical exposure, infectious organisms, nutrition, physical agents, trauma social determinants of health correct answer: nei