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Week 2 - The Epidemiological Approach Flashcards

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How many steps are there in solving health problems?

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4

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What are the steps in solving health problems?

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  1. Data collection
  2. assessment
  3. hypothesis testing
  4. action
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What is data collection?

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surveillance to determine the time place and person

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What is assessment?

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inferencing

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What is hypothesis testing?

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determining the how and why

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What is action?

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intervention

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How many steps are there in outbreak investigation?

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What are the steps in outbreak investigation?

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  1. Establish the existence of an outbreak
  2. prepare for field work
  3. verify the diagnosis
  4. define and identify cases
  5. use descriptive epidemiology
  6. develop a hypothesis
  7. evaluate the hypothesis
  8. refine the hypothesis
  9. implement control and prevention measures
  10. communicate findings
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What is step 1 of outbreak investigation? What do you do in this step?

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To establish the existence of an outbreak.

  • use data from data sources
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What is step 2 of outbreak investigation? What do you do in this step?

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prepare for field work

  • research the disease
  • gather supplies and equipment
  • arrange travel
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What is step 3 of outbreak investigation? What do you do in this step?

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verify the diagnosis

  • speak with patients
  • review laboratory findings and clinical test results
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What is step 4 of outbreak investigation? What do you do in this step?

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define and identify cases

  • establish a case definition by using a standard set of criteria
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What is step 5 of outbreak investigation? What do you do in this step?

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use descriptive epidemiology

  • describe and orient the data
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What is step 6 of outbreak investigation?

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develop and focused hypothesis

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What is step 7 of outbreak investigation?

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evaluate the hypothesis for validity

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What is step 8 of outbreak investigation?

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refine the hypothesis as needed

17
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What is step 9 of outbreak investigation? What do you do in this step?

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implement control and prevention measures

  • control and prevent additional cases
18
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What is step 10 of outbreak investigation? What do you do in this step?

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communicate findings

  • determine who needs to know
  • determine how information will be communicated
  • identify why the information needs to be communicated

Epidemiology HOSA 2024 (5 decks)

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