PHC4101-Module 2 Quiz (100% Error-free Answers)

Epidemiology can be defined as... correct answers the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events and the application of this study to the control of these problems in Greek roots: "the study of that which is upon the people" What is today's definition of epidemiology? correct answers a branch of medicine/or the science of public health that is concerned with the causes, distribution, and control of disease within a certain population What are the objectives of epidemiology? correct answers 1) To identify the etiology (cause) of a disease and the risk factors associated with the disease - How is the disease transmitted, acquired? - research studies - allows us to consider interventions to decrease the disease 2) To determine the extent (burden) of disease found in the community - we measure this by prevalence and incidence - are there differences across subgroups or subpopulations in disease burden? 3) To study the natural history and prognosis of the disease 4) To evaluate new and existing preventative and therapeutic measures and modes of health care delivery 5) To provide the foundation for developing public policy and regulatory decisions relating to epidemiologic problems The two types of epidemiology are: correct answers descriptive and analytic When we are talking about the distribution issue, we're essentially talking about... correct answers the patterns of disease within or across a defined population What does descriptive epidemiology aim to accomplish? correct answers the who, what, where, and when of the disease, as well as the disease burden (how much, how many) Descriptive Epidemiology identifies what 3 factors? correct answers 1) Person (who is getting the disease; age, race, gender) 2) Place (where is the disease occurring; countries, regions, neighborhoods) 3) Time (when is the disease occurring; seasonal variation, relative to other events) What is the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)? correct answers the largest telephone survey in the world and annually collects health related date on the population of the US