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who is John Snow

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Father of epidemiology. Prevention of Cholera

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define epidemiology

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a public health-discipline basic science which studies the distribution an determinants of disease in populations to control disease and illness and promote health

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Who is studied in basic science vs. clinical science vs. public health

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basic: cells, tissues and biochem process
clinical: sick patients
public: population or communities

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what are the research goals in basic science v.s clinical sciences vs. public health

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basic: understanding disease mechanisms and effects of treatments
clinical: improving diagnosis and treatment of disease
public: prevention of disease and promotion of health in the population

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what is the source of data physician vs epidemiologist

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physician: history and physician exam
epi: surveillance and descriptive epidemiology

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what is the assessment in physician vs epidemiologist

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physician: differential diagnosis
epi: inference

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what 3 aspects encompass the patterns of disease occurrences

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person, place, time

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what is the purpose of public health surveillance

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to portray the ongoing patterns of disease occurrence so that investigation, control, and prevention measures can be developed and applied

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what is the purpose of field investigation

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to determine the source of disease or to simply learn more about the natural history, clinical spectrum, descriptive epidemiology, and risk factors of a disease

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what is the purpose of analytic studies

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to advance the information generated by descriptive epidemiology techniques

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what is the purpose of evaluation

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to determine the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and impact of activities with respect to established goals

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what is the purpose of policy development

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to provide input, testimony, and recommendations regarding disease control and prevention strategies, reportable disease regulations and health-care policy