Assignment: Epidemiology of Health and Illness
Assignment: Epidemiology of Health and Illness
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Assignment: Epidemiology of Health and Illness
Community Health Planning
Implementation and evaluation
Read chapter 5, 7 and 8 of the attached PowerPoint presentations. Once done answer the following questions;
- Define epidemiology and describe the epidemiological triangle and other epidemiology tools in disease control and prevention.
- Discuss the use of epidemiology in disease prevention.
- Define and describe the concept of “community as a client.”
- Describe and discuss the goals of health education within the community setting.
As stated in the syllabus please present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion board titled “Week 2 discussion questions”. A minimum of 2 evidence-based references no older than 5 years is required (not counting the class textbook). A minimum of 700 words without counting the first and last page (reference) is required.
The role of epidemiology in public health.
Abstract
Epidemiology is the study of disease in populations. Veterinarians and others involved in the preventive medicine and public health professions use epidemiological methods for disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and observational studies to identify risk factors of zoonotic disease in both human and animal populations. Knowledge of these risk factors is used to direct further research investigation and to implement disease control measures. The use of hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) systems depends greatly on information produced by epidemiological studies. Epidemiological methods are used for disease surveillance to identify which hazards are the most important. Epidemiological studies are also used to identify risk factors which may represent critical control points in the food production system.
