A Pocket Guide to Epidemiology David G. Kleinbaum Kevin M. Sullivan Nancy D. Barker A Pocket Guide to Epidemiology David G. Kleinbaum Department of Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health Emory University 1518 Clifton Road‚ NE Atlanta‚ GA 30322 USA dkleinb@sph.emory.edu Nancy D. Barker 2465 Traywick Chase Alpharetta‚ GA 30004 USA ndbarker@eathlink.net Kevin M. Sullivan Department of Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health Emory University 1518 Clifton Road‚ NE Atlanta‚ GA
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Obesity Among Young Americans Michelle LeDrappier Professor Tovey VanAulen College English October 29‚ 2010 LeDrappier‚ 1 Michelle LeDrappier Professor Tovey VanAulen College English October 29‚ 2010 Obesity Among Young Americans Children are filled with energy and youth‚ but something is increasingly slowing them down. Child obesity has become one of the major epidemics in America today. The twenty-first generation is the only one whose members may be expected to have shorter life
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Obesity Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat‚ usually 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness‚ disability‚ and death. The branch of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of obesity is known as bariatrics. As obesity has become a major health problem in the United States‚ bariatrics has become a separate medical and surgical specialty. Obesity traditionally has been defined as a weight at least 20% above
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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Christy Lilly Grand Canyon University - NRS 427V Jen Costello June 6‚ 2015 Epidemiology of Tuberculosis World travel has become more commonplace and people are no longer destined to remain on a single continent. Travel’s ease and affordability have made the spread of disease easier. One of those diseases that is spread worldwide is tuberculosis (TB). Description of Tuberculosis Since ancient times tuberculosis has been present‚ it was also known as Consumption. Despite
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Epidemiology in the Elderly with Heart Disease Epidemiology in the Elderly with Heart Disease Public health promotes healthy living for each community through epidemiology. Disease prevention and control is the common goal of epidemiology‚ nursing practice‚ and public health. “Epidemiology is the study of the population in order to monitor the health of the population‚ understand the determinants of health and disease in the community‚ and investigate and evaluate interventions
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Schools: How they can help prevent Obesity “Selling Obesity at School” first appeared in the New York Times newspaper in 2009. In this editorial the writer aims to convince the readers that obesity is a major conflict in our schools. Logic‚ Credibility‚ and Emotions are techniques the writer skillfully uses to create a strong convincing article. The writer begins by talking about the federal school lunch program. He/she uses background information about the School lunch program to build our credibility
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Obesity: Is it a choice? The topic of obesity within the United States‚ let alone the world‚ has been a dispute for years. In the United States it has been debated in many levels from controlling what foods restaurants can serve to initiatives within the government driven by presidents‚ presidential candidates‚ and even first ladies. There is an overwhelming statement that something needs to be done‚ but the problem is not what‚ but how. Many debate that obesity is not an effect
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Running head: Descriptive and Analytic Epidemiology TUI University Lea Glover MPH 504 Descriptive and Analytic Epidemiology Case Assignment #3 Dr. Sharon Nazarchuk Abstract Descriptive epidemiology is defined as the study of the amount and distribution of disease within a population by person‚ place‚ and time. Descriptive epidemiology answers the following questions: Who is affected? Where and when do cases occur? It describes cases by person‚ place‚ and time (TUI University 2008).
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Obesity (Causes‚ effects‚ and treatment) Obesity is a complex and serious disease. Overeating that is due to emotions‚ habits‚ and the availability of food is the cause of obesity. It is important to remember that there are other‚ underlying causes that can cause obesity. • If the food you eat provides more calories than your body needs‚ the excess is converted to fat. Fat cells increase in size. When they can no longer expand‚ they increase in number. If you lose weight‚ the size of the
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Diabetes- current epidemiology and measuring variables at a local level Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is not classed as single disorder as it represents a series of conditions associated with high blood sugar which are cased in turn by defects in insulin secretion or the effectiveness of insulin or both. It is usually diagnosed by evidence of hyperglycaemia in a fasting state (>7.1 mmol/l plasma glucose) or threw an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)( >11.1mmol/l plasma glucose)
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