REGIS NU-713 EPIDEMIOLOGY QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
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REGIS NU-713 EPIDEMIOLOGY QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Epidemiology
the study of how disease is distributed in populations and the factors that influence or determine this distribution
Objectives of Epidemiology
1. Identify the etiology or cause of a disease and...
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REGIS NU-713 EPIDEMIOLOGY QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Epidemiology
the study of how disease is distributed in populations and the factors that influence or determine this
distribution
Objectives of Epidemiology
1. Identify the etiology or cause of a disease and its relevant risk factors.
2. Determine the extent of disease found within a community.
3. Study the natural history and prognosis of the disease.
4. Elevate both existing and newly developed preventive and therapeutic measures in modes of
healthcare delivery.
5. Provide the foundation for developing public policy relating to environmental problems, genetic
issues, and other considerations regarding disease prevention and health promotion.
Your role in epidemiology
to provide information on changes that occur over time in the health problems presenting in a
community
The pattern of disease occurrence seen in developing countries today
is often similar to those disease occurrences seen in the United States in the 1900s
John Snow
, one of the fathers of modern epidemiology, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera
outbreak in Soho, London, in 1854
Sir Edwin Chadwick KCB
English social reformer noted for his work in reforming the Poor Laws and improving sanitation and
public health
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, OM PC PRS
He promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He successfully
introduced carbolic acid to sterilize surgical instruments and clean wounds.
Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC, DStJ
She was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.
Her prominence grew while serving as a manager of nurses trained by her during the Crimean War,
where she organized the tending to wounded soldiers.
This prominence gave nursing a highly favorable reputation, and she became an icon of Victorian culture,
especially in the persona of The Lady with the Lamp making rounds of wounded soldiers at night.
A major use of epidemiological evidence
to identify subgroups in the population who are at risk for disease
Reasons to identify subgroups
1. If we can identify high-risk groups, we can direct preventive efforts, such as screening programs for
early disease detection, as these populations would most likely benefit from intervention developed for
the disease.
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