EPIDEMIOLOGY PAPER 1 EPIDEMIOLOGY PAPER 2 CHICKEN POX Welcome to the chicken pox party! In 1970’s‚ 1980’s‚ and early 1990’s‚ chicken pox parties were an actual gathering. Parents understanding that their child would inevitably “get” the chicken pox wanted this process to be done quickly and a party of contagious kids was one way of getting this done. Now‚ chicken pox is something children do not have to “get”. The purpose of this paper is to discuss chicken
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health status through the process of data and information collection known as “epidemiology” which is the study of disease in groups or populations. * Role of epidemiology Governments use epidemiology and health related organizations to obtain a visual on the health status of a population to help identify patterns of health and disease and analyze how health service and facilities are being used. Epidemiology considers the patterns of disease in terms of: * Prevalence (the number of
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Modern Epidemiology focuses on proximate risk factors that can be controlled at the individual level‚ but tends to ignore the social conditions that are largely responsible for diseases. This has led to incomplete understanding and underestimation of the influence of social determinants on health. According to Link and Phelan (1995) the social determinants are the ’Fundamental causes’ of diseases. The social factors that are linked to illness include race‚ socioeconomic status‚ gender and stress
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I am particularly interested in research with regard to Health Care Epidemiology. Studying it at the advanced level‚ understanding the interconnection between the prevalence‚ frequency and determinant of a disease in a population set will augment my knowledge base‚ exponentially. Eventually‚ as a qualified epidemiologist‚ I
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Activity 1.4.3: Life of an Epidemiologist Epidemiology defined: The basic science of public health in which the causing factor‚ population‚ frequency‚ and relevant intervention is found in the case of an outbreak. Epidemiology: Education: Master’s degree is required Training: no on the job training is required‚ but is recommended to observe Typical salary: $63‚010 per year Other: Epidemiologists work in health departments‚ offices‚ universities‚ and laboratories. Some do fieldwork to conduct
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it is a key element in epidemiology. This term may be used in two ways. In broader sense‚ surveillance has been equated with the routine health information system which gives idea about the total health situation. in narrower sense‚ it is used to refer to specific information system pertaining to specific disease or any other health related event. Purpose 1. assessing magnitude of problem 2. monitoring implementation of health programs 3. understanding local epidemiology of the problem 4. assessing
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National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) SEER Program (Surveillance‚ Epidemiology and End Results). The data is collected at 10 sites (5 states including CT‚ UT‚ NM‚ IA‚ and HI and 5 cities including Detroit‚ Atlanta‚ San Francisco‚ Los Angeles‚ and Seattle)‚ with each representing
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Medical Surgical I Disease Process of Hypertension By Ms. Margarita Minor‚ LPN Pathophysiology The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines hypertension as an abnormally high arterial blood pressure that is indicated by an adult systolic blood pressure of 140mm Hg or greater or a diastolic blood pressure of 90mm Hg or greater. The cause is unknown but may be attributable to a preexisting condition that result in thickening and inelasticity of the arterial walls of the left ventricle
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Bryant Long 0020103405 BIOL 4490 EXAM QUESTION #2 Regarding the figure showing the number of deaths due to influenza‚ some of the primary differences between the 2009 and 2010 flu season are that the 2010 flu season appears to have started earlier—the rate at which the % deaths due to flu increased sooner than the 2009 flu season. In addition‚ the 2010 flu season had slightly higher % deaths due to influenza than the 2009 flu season. Furthermore‚ the 2010 flu season surpassed the epidemic threshold
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Health (MoPH) Afghanistan By Dr. Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed‚ Acting Director Public Health and Management Training Department‚ APHI‚ MoPH Third cohort Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP)‚ National Institute of Health (NIH)‚ Pakistan November-December 2009 Introduction As a requirement of field epidemiology and laboratory training program (FELTP)‚ fellows are asked to evaluate and surveillance system of their country using updated guidelines for evaluation of public
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