New Version Hadm 379 Review Notes For Final Exam | Epidemiology Exam Study Notes

NEW VERSION HADM 379 REVIEW NOTES FOR FINAL EXAM | EPIDEMIOLOGY EXAM STUDY NOTES Unit 1: Introduction to Epidemiology Epidemiology: the study of the distribution and determinants of health- related states or events in specified populations and applying it to the prevention and control of health problems Is a fundamental science of public health: determination of the etiology (cause and risk factors) and burden of disease? Improves population health by providing recommendations for implementing change to health policy and evaluating existing health measures. Note: there is often a significant delay between identifying epidemiologic evidence and applying it to health policy Is essential to identifying and mapping emerging diseases Aims to reduce health disparities by promoting equity and accessibility Te r mExplana+onStudyIncludes surveillance, observa1on, hypothesis tes1ng, analy1c research and experimentsDistribu+onAnalysis of 1mes, persons, places, and classes of persons aectedDeterminantsFactors which inuence health: biological, chemical, physical, social, cultural, environmental, economic, genomic and behavioralHealth-related states and eventsRefers to diseases, causes of death, lifestyle behaviors such as smoking, posi1ve health states, reac1ons to preventa1ve regimes, provision and use of health services.Specied Popula+onsPersons with iden1able characteris1cs, such as occupa1onal groupsUnit 2: Measuring the Occurrence of Disease Occurrence of disease and its impact can be expressed