epidemiology part 1 Flashcards
(22 cards)
what are the 3 views of health
biomedical, behavioural and socioenvironmental
partnerships
when the purpose of collaboration is to advance a shared vision
5 characteristics of partnerships
- shared authority
- shared liability
- detailed communication strategies
- joint investment of resources
- aware of power differences
downstream approaches
kids are already in the water, try to get them out (tertiary)
upstream approaches
stop kids from falling in the first place (primary)
what are the 4 types of prevention
primordial, primary, secondary, and tertiary
primordial prevention
act on systems which determine risk factors-societal level (↓salt in food)
risk
hazard (how worried should I be) +
outrage (how worried people are)
who is at risk for lower health literacy (7)
65+, immigrant, ↓SES/education
indigenous
EAL
illiterate
learning disability
what are the 5 stages of policy development
- agenda setting
- policy formulation
- decision-making
- policy implementation
- monitoring & evaluation
agenda setting (policy development)
public outcry, complaints
policy formulation (policy development)
proposal of solution
decision making (policy development)
choose of solution
-cost vs benefits analysis
attack rate
ppl with the disease/pop at RISK
what are the 2 types of epidemics
common source
propagated
common source
ex) food poisoning
sudden rise and rapid decline
what are the 2 types of common source
point source and continuous source
example of propagated epidemic
COVID
how to establish existence of an outbreak (4)
baseline #
cluster
case finding
surveillance
long term prevention and control measures (4)
immunization programs
improve food preparation
improve ventilation
improve hygiene measures
what are the 2 main goals of prevention and control
eliminate (local) and eradicate (permanent/worldwide)
outcome of prevention and control
reduce prevalence of disease
