References: Harris‚ Randall. E. 2013. Epidemiology of chronic disease: global perspectives. Burlington‚ MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Nuovo‚ Jim. 2007. Chronic disease management. New York‚ NY: Springer.
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reports/papers and laws. 19TH Century: John Snow (1813-1858) John Snow was the ‘Founding Father’ of public health. He succeeded Edwin Chadwick in his role in public health administration. He is also considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology for his work in identifying the source of a cholera outbreak in 1854. Snow was fascinated in the role of drinking water in the spread of cholera and had observed that people who had drunk water by the company were more likely to contract the disease
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My practicum site Department of Health‚ Vermont has an epidemiology nurse who actively takes part in biosurveillance. Biosurveillance is the process of gathering‚ integrating‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information related to disease activity. Health informatics refers to the resources and tools used to store‚ retrieve and use health related information. Health informatics makes biosurveillance possible in real time as public health agencies must respond to threats in a short time. Health informatics
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Pythagorean Theorem was termed after Pythagoras‚ who was a well-known Greek philosopher and mathematician‚ and the Pythagorean Theorem is one of the first theorems identified in ancient civilizations. “The Pythagorean theorem says that in any right triangle the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse” (Dugopolski‚ 2012‚ p. 366 para. 8). For this reason‚ many builders from various times throughout history have used this theorem to assure that
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Epidemiology NUR/408 February 2‚ 2015 Amy Reagan Epidemiology Public health nursing involves assessing populations of all kinds‚ on a regular basis. Vulnerable populations are the most worrisome as they are at higher risks for certain diseases or actions. Teens are among the vulnerable populations due to many different risk factors‚ such as pregnancy‚ drug use‚ and much more. Epidemiology plays a major role in public health nursing by allowing nurses to study and identify risk factors that may
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parasitic. An organism that lives inside or on a host. Zoonotic disease – an infection or infectious agent transmissible under normal conditions from vertebrate animals to humans 2. The three elements of the epidemiologic triangle are Agent‚ host‚ and environment. The triangle it provided framework for organizing the casualty of some other health outcomes such as those associated with the environment. 3. A person can protect themselves from infections and deadly diseases by having a high immunity
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Running head: REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 8 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis Juanita Mitchell-Huntley Wilkes University What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases? A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular‚ frequent‚ and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams‚ et al.‚ 2015). State regulations specify the diseases
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Falls Introduction To Rise from a chair and walking around require muscle power‚ proprioception and balance. Inactivity results in muscle weakness‚ loss of sense of the joint position and loss of balance (Kröpelin et al.‚ 2013). Falls are one of the geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of elderly and it is a misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed problem in the primary health care with an important impact on healthcare costs (Rao‚ 2005). Annually‚ from 30 to 40% of the community dwelling elderly
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Attending a private school all of his life‚ it is unknown how John Snow’s father afforded for his son to attend such a school‚ however due to his education it is know that he is one of the most educated men to this day and titled "The Father of Modern Epidemiology". In reference to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ cholera is defined as "An acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the stomach and intestine with the bacterium Vibrio Cholera". Cholera can be characterized as
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Medicine focuses on healing patients who are ill. Public health focuses on preventing illness. 5. Sciences of public health? - Epidemiology‚ statistics‚ biomedical sciences‚ environmental health science‚ social & behavioral sciences‚ health policy & management 6. Prevention & intervention? - Define the health problem‚ identify the risk factors associated with the problem‚ develop
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