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study of the distribution (frequency, pattern) and
determinants (causes, risk factors) of health related
Epidemiology
states and events (not just diseases) in specified
populations.
- monitor health of a pop
-respond to emerging public health problems
-promote research and use of evidence based
interventions
Roles of epidemiology in
-evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
public health:
-findings provide foundations for public health
policy
-set funding priorities for research intervention
programs
which components of distribution
epidemiology describes
who gets the disease,
where people with the
disease are located and
how these aspects of
disease change over
time?
a group of people with a common characteristic in
population
terms of person, place, and time
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crude mortality number of deaths from all causes
number of deaths from all causes in a specific age
age specific mortality
group
cause specific mortality number of deaths from a specific cause
infant mortality number of deaths of infants less than 1 year of age
prevalence rate number of existing cases of disease
incidence rate number of new cases of disease
umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations,
disability
and participation restrictions
quantification of the disease in the population: how
disease frequency
often does the disease occur
analysis of disease patterns: who, where, does it
disease distribution
change over time
an increase in the number of cases of disease in a
epidemic
community, above what is expected
a situation in a community in which there is a
endemic
consistent elevated rate of a certain disease
an epidemic that is widespread across a country,
pandemic continent, or a large populace, possibly world wide
(ex. aids)
division of one number by another, numbers dont
ratio
have to be related
numerator is subset of denominator, often
proportion
expressed as a percentage
time is an intrinsic part of denominator, term is most
rate
misused
number of existing cases of disease/ number in total
prevalence
population (at a point or during a period of time)
number of new cases of disease that develop in the
incidence
population at risk during a specific time period
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