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ch 1 & 2 vocabulary

Terms in this set (11)

epidemiology
focuses on the study of the occurrence, distribution, and determinants of health outcomes in a target population
morbidity
illness
epidemic
excessive occurrence of disease
communicable disease
illness used by an infectious agent that can be transmitted from one person to another
outbreak
a localized disease epidemic
surveillance
systematic collection of data pertaining to the occurrence of specific diseases, analysis, and interpretation of the data and dissemination of the info.
ecological studies
a study by john snow who looked at cholera mortality and water source by neighborhood region, weakest type of study
demographic & social
community infrastructure
health related outcomes
environmental
what are the variables impacting health?
health disparities
differences in health outcomes that are closely linked with social, economic, and environmental disadvantage
Disease Etiologies
determining the causes of infections and chronic diseases as well as preventing them
primary. ex- immunizations
secondary. ex- cancer screening
tertiary. ex-physical therapy
what are the three levels of prevention? and what is an example of each
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