Chronic Disease, Social and behavioral epidemiology

Question 1

Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Answer 1

study of distribution and determinants of chronic diseases and conditions in human populations and application of that study to prevent and control these diseases

Question 2

Social and behavioral epidemiology

Answer 2

Social and behavioral dimensions that impact health and include social adversities, stress, and lifestyle practices.

Question 3

what are some examples of social adversities?

Answer 3

Poverty and discrimination

Question 4

what is social epidemiology ?

Answer 4

the study of the social distribution and social determinants of states of health

examples:
1. socioeconomic status
2. social relationships/support
3. a function of societal structure

Question 5

What is behavioral epidemiology ?

Answer 5

Study of role of behavioral factors in health such as:

1. consumption of junk food
2. physical inactivity
3. cigarette smoking

Question 6

What is lifestyle in behavioral epidemiology?

Answer 6

Its the choice of behavioral factors that affect how we live and subsequent health outcomes.

• Behavior is often a function of social influences
• Behavior is associated with many chronic diseases.

Question 7

Social and behavioral determinants often reciprocally influence one another.

Answer 7

For examples

Social factors such as peer pressure to smoke influences behavioral influences such as drinking or smoking after being pressures. Drinking or smoking could also influence smoking. Vise versa.