HaDPop - Lecture 1 Flashcards
Define Epidemiology
The study of distribution and determinants of disease in a human population and the application of this study to control health problems
Define critical appraisal
A systematic assessment of validity, data and usefullness of already published articles
Primary prevention
Trying to prevent the onset of a disease by reducing exposure to the risk factor
Methods to conduct primary prevention
- Immunisation
- Reduce exposure to risk factor
- take necessary precautions
- Reduce risk factors from other behavioural trends
Secoundry prevention
Trying to treat and diagnose the disease early to prevent further progression
Tertiary prevention
Trying to reduce the effects of a already established disease
How can we do secoundry prevention?
Methods such as SCREENING
What are the determinants of health
1) Genetic factors
2) Individual lifestyle choices
3) Social and community
4) working a living conditions
5) socioeconomic, culture and
Domains of public health
Health protection
Health improvement
Improvement of services
Public health values
Health as a right
Health equity
Empowerment
Inclusiveness
Types of routine data
- demographic data
- Health event data
- population based health information
Types of demographic data
census
birth and death rate
Types of health event data
Mortality rate
Morbidity rate
Types of population based health information
Surveys
Benefits of routine data?
- Low cost
- Readily available
- Allows us to see trends within the population over time