A (n) ________ or ________ is a disease ocurence among a
population that is in excess of of what is expected for a given
time and place Correct Answers epidemic, outbreak
A group of cases in this time and place can be described as
Correct Answers a cluster
A tuberculosis outbreak has occurred in 10 states across the
country. To increase knowledge of the health threat, CDC uses
computer science, technology, and applied information methods
that will inform the nation's population about important Correct
Answers health information
All of the following illustrate the purpose of epidemiology in
public health except Correct Answers providing treatment for
patient and client settings
All of the following illustrate the purpose of evidence based
public health except Correct Answers concealing what is
learned
As a first step in stopping this outbreak, what should the team
have done to identify persons who were part of the outbreak?
Correct Answers establish a case definition to identify cases
As we move ____ the health impact pyrimid, the public health
impact grows greater Correct Answers down
, As we move _____ the health impact pyrimid, the amount of
individual effort increases Correct Answers up
Choose the option that is NOT a part of the public health
surveillance process. Correct Answers a. data dissemination
b. data storage *
c. link to action
Choose the option that is NOT a source of data used for public
health surveillance. Correct Answers Newspaper articles
Each Public Health core science helps us to ______ and ______
the publics health by providing practitioners with the answers
they need. Correct Answers protect, promote
Each public health priority helps us to _____ and _____ the
publics health by providing Public health resources where they
are needed most. Correct Answers identify goals and improve
Epidemiologist are doing a study on sleep patterns of college
students but does not provide any intervention. Correct Answers
observational
Epidemiologists use a model for studying infectious disease and
its spread that involves the microbe that causes the disease, the
organism that harbors the disease, and the external factors that
cause or allow disease transmission. This is also known as
Correct Answers host, agent, environment
How do you do it? Correct Answers Implementation