Epidemiology

Question 1

What is epidemiology

Answer 1

study of populations
-study of the distribution and determinants of states of health and illness in human populations

Question 2

epidemic

Answer 2

lots of people in one place getting sick

Question 3

endemic

Answer 3

a sickness that stays in one area and comes back again and again

Question 4

pandemic

Answer 4

sickness that spreads all around the world (COVID)

Question 5

incidence

Answer 5

new cases

Question 6

prevalence

Answer 6

all cases (old and new)

Question 7

John Snow

Answer 7

broad street pump
-water supply combined with local sewage

Question 8

Florence Nightingale

Answer 8

nurse and epidemiologist
-germs (Hand Hygiene)
-use of data

Question 9

What is the Epi Triad used for
-what’s an example

Answer 9

Good for talking about infections
triangle
-agent
-host
-environment

ex.) COVID-19

Question 10

what is the wheel of causation used for
-what’s an example

Answer 10

looking at biologic, social and physical environment

ex.) Obesity

Question 11

How can we apply epidemiologic principles in practice

Answer 11

by doing a community assessment

Question 12

different communities need…

Answer 12

different interventions

Question 13

ADPIE

Answer 13

A- Assessment
D- Diagnosis
P- Planning
I- Implementation
E- Evaluation

*yields better health outcomes

Question 14

How to investigate an outbreak

Answer 14

1. establish existence of outbreak
2. describes outbreak (person, place, time)
3. formulate and test hypotheses
4. implement a plan for control of outbreak
5. evaluate results, prepare reports, and conduct further research if necessary

Question 15

Which epidemiologic model includes the most detailed analysis of SDOH?
a. triad
b. web of causation
c. circle of causation
d. natural history of disease

Answer 15

b. web of causation