meeting 1 Flashcards
Define Epidemiology
Study of health and illness in human population.
What is the frequency of health events in a population?
Distribution
What is the number of health events and the relationship of that number to the size of the population (rate)?
Frequency
What is the occurrence of health-related events by time, place and person?
Pattern
What are the causes and other factors that influence the occurrence of disease and other health-related events?
Determinants
It includes disease, death, disability, discomfort,
dissatisfaction, and destitution
Health-related states and events
Goal of epidemiological activities or processes
Prevention and Control
What are the 4 aims of epidemiology?
- studying the associations between risk factors and comparing intervention effectiveness.
- Studying Important indicators of interventions to characterize functionality and/or effectiveness
- Studying the extent of disease found in community
- Providing foundation for policy.
Draw the 4 theories of disease causation
Draw in a paper*
What are the four theories of disease causation?
- Specific agent - Specific Disease
- Epidemiologic Triangle
- Sufficient-component cause
- Hierarchy of causes
It is associated with an increased occurrence of disease or other health-related event or condition
Risk Factor
An extraneous variable whose effect influences the relationship of the variables of interest
Confounder
A set of standard criteria for deciding whether a person has a particular disease or other
health-related condition
Case Definition
“epi” means
“demi” means
logy means
upon
“demos’ which means people
study of
What are the 6 Ds on negative health-related states and events
Disease
Death
Disability
Discomfort
Dissatisfaction
Destitution
