Lec 1. Overview of Epi Flashcards
What is the definition of Epidemiology?
A basic science of public health responsible for improving health and preventing disease in populations
Frequencies of disease occurrences not only counts but also counts in?
Relation to size of the population
Patterns of disease occurrences encompass which 3 aspects?
Person, place and time
What is descriptive Epidemiology?
Who, when and where
What is Analytic Epidemiology?
Why and how
What is another term for determinants of disease?
What causes them/risk factors
True or False: Disease occurrence is random
False
Analysis of patterns of distribution can help formulate hypotheses about?
About possible causes of health and disease
What are the six core functions of Epidemiology?
1) Public health surveillance. 2) Field investigation. 3) Analytic studies. 4) Evaluation. 5) Linkages. 6) policy development
what is public health surveillance?
See where the disease is, issues are, get involved passively or actively.
What are some examples of public health surveillance?
Morbidity/Mortality/Birth registries. NNDSS/NEDSS
What are some key skills for public health surveillance?
Data interpretation.
What is field investigation?
Boots on the ground
What is an example of field investigation?
EIS officer going door to door to gather information.
What is analytic studies?
Advance info generated by descriptive epi techniques.
What are some key skills for analytic studies?
Interpretation, analysis of data.
What is evaluation?
Determine relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of activities
What are Linkages?
Collaborate with other public health and healthcare professionals.
What is an example of a linkage?
Collaborating with community leaders
What is policy development?
Provide recommendations regarding disease control & prevention strategies, reportable disease regulations and health-care policy
What is an example of policy development?
Providing testimony to a politician about disease control & prevention strategies
Who is Dr. John Snow? Describe the illness he was concerned about and how he developed a process for determination of its etiology.
Father of epidemiology. He dealt with a Cholera outbreak by doing surveillance and response. He tracked the disease and found the source, which was the pump.
