Epidemiology Midterm Quiz Study Guide(LATEST).

Epidemiology: The science of public health; concerned with the study of factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health-related events and their causes Population Health: Focuses on risk, data, demographics, and outcomes for large groups; focus of care at aggregate and community levels and examination of environmental, occupational, cultural, and socioeconomic dimensions of health Outcome: An end result that follows some kind of healthcare provision, treatment, or intervention and may describe a patient’s condition or health status; outcomes measurement refers to collecting and analyzing data using predetermined outcomes indicators for the purposes of making decisions about healthcare Aggregate: Defined subpopulation used as the organizing unit for care; can be defined by ethnicity, religion, geographical location, age, occupation, shared diagnosis, shared risk factor; most common is the high-risk aggregate Community: Composed of multiple aggregates Data: Compiled information Prevalence: Measures the existence of all current cases within a time frame Incidence: Measures the appearance of new cases Surveillance: Collection, analysis, and dissemination of data High-risk: Increased chance of poor health outcome