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Name the diagnostic discipline of public health

epidemiology

Name the 4 things that epidemiology does for public hleath

- major part of public health's assessment of function


- investigates causes of diseases


- identifies trends in disease occurrence


- evaluates effectiveness of interventions

Name the 3 patterns of disease occurrence that epidemiology studies

-who is getting the disease


-when did people get this disease


-where did people get this disease


-why is the disease occurring

What is epidemic surveillance and its purpose?

trying to recognize a disease is occurring before people start dying

What is a notifiable disease? (Give an example)

a disease that is required to be reported to government authorities (TB)

Once the local health department gets notice of a notified disease, where do they report this disease to? (Name 2 places)

State Health Departments and the CDC

How does epidemiology deal with a new outbreak? (List the 6 steps)

- verify diagnosis

- constructs a working case definition


- asks who has it


- asks where people have it


- asks when to describe person that have it & places that have it and a time frame


- looks for common source of exposure


When dealing with a chronic disease such as heart disease, what 2 things does epidemiology do?

identifies risk factors and observes trends



Once a notifiable disease is recognized (say by a local doctor), where are they first reported to?

local health departments