The core science of public health. "The study of the distribution and determinants of healthrelated states or events in specified populations and the application of this knowledge to the
control of health problem"
Epidemiology
Epidemiology studies the _____ of public health problems
N...
Factors or events associated with the disease of interest-- not necessarily direct causes of
disease or injury but are associate with the development of it. Ex) poverty, neighborhood,
race, education
Risk factor
The ability to produce results under ideal conditions (like in a controlled program)
Efficacy
The ability of a program to produce the intended or expected results in the field
Effectiveness
The ability of the program to produce the intended results with a minimum expenditure of time
and resources
Efficiency
Disorder with sudden onset, relatively severe and short in duration of symptoms
Acute
Less severe symptoms but long and continuous in duration that last over long periods of time/
entire lifetime
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