Healthcare Test Iii Acronyms

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CDC

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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AIDS

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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HIV

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Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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GRID

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Gay Related Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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MADD

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Mothers Against Drunk Driving

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MMWR

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

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IOM

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Institute of Medicine

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UCS

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Union of Concerned Scientists

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CDC

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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EPA

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Environmental Protection Agency

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FDA

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Food and Drug Administration

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DHHS

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Department of Health and Human Services

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NIH

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National Institutes of Health

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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NACCHO

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National Association of County and City Health Officials

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CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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AHRQ

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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IHS

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Indian Health Service

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NCHS

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National Center for Health Statistics

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NCI

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National Cancer Institute

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CPSC

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Consumer Product Safety Commision

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NHIS

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National Health Interview Survey

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NHANES

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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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BRFSS

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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SEER

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Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results

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EMS

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Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome

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HPDP

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Health Promotion Disease Prevention

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EEE

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Eastern Equine Encephalitis

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CHD

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Coronary Heart Disease

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FDI

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Food Distributors International

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HRQOL

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Health Related Quality of Life

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DHHS
,role?

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Dept. of Health and Human Services
-fed. reg. of other agencies...supplies fed. taxes to CDC, NIH, FDA, CMS, AHRQ, IHS

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NIH
,role?

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National Institutes of Health
-funded by DHHS
-fed. focal pt. for med. research in US

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CDC
,mission

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
-to work with partners
-to promote hlth and qol by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability

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FDA
,mission?

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-Food and Drug Administration
-concerned with safety of medicine, food, cosmetics, etc.

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CMS
,mission?

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-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
-to achieve effective, up-to-date HC coverage and to promote qlty care for beneficiaries

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AHRQ
-mission?

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-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
-supports research
-to improve outcomes
-reduce costs
-address safety
-broaden access to services
-improve practices

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IHS
-mission?

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Indian Health Service

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IHS PRIMARY FN

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operates hosp. and clinics for native amer.

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CDC PRIMARY FN

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-statistics
-MMWR
-the MAIN assessment and epidemiologic tool
-crisis-oriented

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AHRQ PRIMARY FN

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support research for HC qlty and cost

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NIH primary fn

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like cdc assessment but provides longer view of res. history

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FDA primary function

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regulation of food and drugs

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EPA primary function

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-H2O, pollution
-prime agency for environment

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Dept. of Agriculture primary fn?

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-food stamps
-nutrition
-school lunches
-standards of meat safety

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Dept. of labor primary fn

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-workplace safety

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Dept. fo VA primary fn

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-have their own medical and hlth svcs

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dept of defense primary fn

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MC for armed forces

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3 dominant federally funded programs under DHHS?

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CDC
NIH
FDA

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ASTHO

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Association of State and Territorial Health Officers

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Bill to Law procedure

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Local Community presents idea>>>> Congresman >>>>> Congress >>>>> House of Representatives >>>>> Senate >>>> President

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NCHS

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National Center for Health Statistics
-part of CDC
-Data analysis
-vital stats

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CPSC

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Consumer Product Safety Commission

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NHIS
Describe

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,assess prevalence
,self-report

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NHANES

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-assess prevalence and risk factors
-same goal as nhis but more accurate because not self-report
-exams done by traveling practitioners

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Describe BRFSS

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-unlike nhanes and nhis this is not carried out by nchs
-this is carried out by local st ph depts
-self report like nhis to assess prevalence and risk factors

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What reaches a farther range of people, nhis or nhanes

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nhis, about 50000
nhanes, about 5000 people, 15 counties or so

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PAR

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population at risk

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epidemiology?

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the study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human populations?

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incidence vs prevalence

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incidence, killed or heal quickly
prevalence, chronic illness

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Cholera cause?

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contaminated drinking h2o

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hepatitis cause

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contaminated food/water

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cryptosporidiosis cause

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contaminated water

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legionnaires disease cause

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microrgs. in AC

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EMS cause

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found in hlth food l-tryptophan

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spain 1981

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toxic oil syndrome
,similar to EMS

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epid. surveillance process

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informant >>>> local HD >>>>> state HD >>>>> CDC

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usefulness of incidence
usefulness of prevalence

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incidence=cause
prevalence=useful in assessing the societal impact of a disease and planning HC services

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kingston newburgh study

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fluoridation
, intervention study

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physicians hlth study

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aspirin, hd
beta-carotene, cancer
-intervention study

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Polio vaccine study

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-intervention

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2 types of obs. studies

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-descriptive>who, where, when
-analytical> how and why

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name the two types of analytical studies

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cohort and case control

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3 ex.s of cohort studies

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1. framingham heart study
2. doll and hill
3. hammond and horn

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Framingham heart study

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id risk factors for hd

-HBP, chol., smoking
-examined middle age pop. of framingham
-two years later examined again
-repeat every two years
-a COHORT study

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Doll and Hill

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-COHORT study
-brit. phys.s smoking and lung cancer
-used questionnaires and then death records

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Hammond and horn

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-Cohort study
-smoking and lung cancer in USA
-larger then doll and hill
-obtained smoking history monitored death
-confirmed and extended doll and hill

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cohort study tells what

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RR
-ratio of incidence of exposed versus incidence in unexposed

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RR #s

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formula = a(a+b)/c(c+d)
RR of 1.0 = no association
RR < 1.0 = decreased risk from exposure
RR > 1.0 = increased risk from exposure

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2 examples of case-control studies

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Reyes syndrome-salicylate use in infants
british breast cancer study -oral contraceptives and breast cancer

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case control study

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OR
Odds ratio
-ration of exposed to nonexposed cases/ ratio of exposed to nonexposed controls