Introduction Public health surveillance is a ceaseless uninterrupted process involving the collection‚ analysis and interpretation of health related data for the purpose of planning‚ implementation and evaluation of public health programs (world health organisation‚ 2015). This data can be used for both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Surveillance is important because it gives the required information which is necessary to take public health action and for the planning of interventions
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Take-Home EXAM 1 Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 - 100.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0 Points Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology? A.To describe the health status of the population B.To fund new public health programs C.To explain the etiology of disease D.To predict the occurrence of disease E.To control the distribution of disease Answer Key: B Question 2 of 25 4.0 Points The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best
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authority will be very important because the promoting education and practice is seen as a key European regional priority and achieving improvements in health. The work of John Snow (1854) John Snow was also seen as another Father of Epidemiology. Epidemiology means the study of diseases in the human population. Snow was also intrigued about drinking water in the spread of Cholera disease and had come up with the theory that the people who had been drinking the water were the ones that had contracted
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estimated population in Maricopa County is persons 65 years old and over is 12.5%‚ persons 18 years and under is 26% and persons 5 years old and younger is 7.2%. The remaining 54.3% is person’s age 19 years old to 64 years old. While there are many epidemiology topics to choose from in Maricopa County‚ the one I chose is Pertussis also called and known as whooping cough. Whooping cough is caused by exposure to bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It is considered a vaccine-preventable disease. It is
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educating my patients‚ how to prevent diseases‚ and advising the patients to do a routine screening such as a pap smear‚ colonoscopy‚ mammogram‚ and other screening tests. Throughout my study in master of public health field‚ I studied biostatics‚ epidemiology and method of research courses‚ I learned how to conduct research‚ using statistical and epidemiologic analysis. I understand the role of the research process in advancing the mission of public health‚ I can formulate a health-related research
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Pathology: The study of disease Etiology: The study of the cause of a disease Pathogenesis: The development of disease Infection: Colonization of the body by pathogens Virulence - the ability to infect a host Pathogenicity - the ability to cause disease in a host Outbreak – (localized epidemic) – more cases of a particular disease than expected in a given area or among a specialized group of people over a particular period of time. Epidemic – large numbers of people over a wide geographic
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international agency for health. Other agencies include UNICEF‚ World Food Programme (WFP)‚ and the World Bank. Global Health focuses on determinants of health in international contexts from several perspectives‚ such as: medicine‚ public health‚ epidemiology‚ demography and economics. Working in global health also raises the ethical and human rights consideration about the causes of justifications and solutions of health inequities. It is important to take a form of an interdisciplinary approach
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Empowering evidence-based decisions‚ from patients to populations Antimicrobial Stewardship Empowering Providers to Reduce Risk of Hospital Acquired Infections White Paper © 2013 Antimicrobial Stewardship ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP Empowering Providers to Reduce Risk of Hospital Acquired Infections TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 2 INFECTIOUS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
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Microbiology: An Introduction‚ 10e (Tortora et al.) Chapter 14 Principles of Disease and Epidemiology Test Bank 1) A commensal bacterium A) Does not receive any benefit from its host. B) Is beneficial to its host. C) May be an opportunistic pathogen. D) Does not infect its host. E) B and D only. Answer: C media. B) Some microorganisms don’t cause the same disease in laboratory animals. C) Some microorganisms cause different symptoms under different conditions. D) Some microorganisms can’t be observed
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Public Health and Health Care Bobbie Jean Taylor‚ II Concepts of Population Health/HCS 535 March 5‚ 2012 Beth Hale‚ PhD. Public Health and Health Care “For over 60 years‚ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through the prevention and control of disease‚ injury‚ and disability‚” (CDC‚ 2012‚ p. 1). The organization has a focus of decreasing the health and economic disadvantages of the principal reasons of demise and
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