population: the totalnumber ofinhabitants of ageographic area orthe total number ofpersons in aparticular groupdistribution: inepidemiology, thefrequency andpattern of health-relatedcharacteristics andevents in apopulationappliedepidemiology: theapplication orpractice ofepidemiology tocontrol and preventhealth problemsdescriptiveepidemiology: theaspect of epidemiologyconcerned withorganizing andsummarizing dataregarding the personsaffectedcase: an instanceof a particulardisease, injury, orother healthconditions thatmeets selectedcriteriaepidemiologicalapproach:focuses onpopulationsrate: can be formallydefined as thefrequency with whichan event occurs in adefined population ina specified period oftime.outcomes: any or all thepossible results that canstem from exposure to acausal factor or frompreventive or therapeuticinterventions all identifiedchanges in health statusthat result from thehandling of a healthproblem.Hypothesis:anunproven idea that canbe based on ourobservations, reasoningor reflections and thatcan be tested byconducting furtherepidemiological studies.analyticepidemiology: theaspect ofepidemiologyconcerned with whyand how a healthproblem occursRate formula:number of cases orevents during agiven time periodOVER (DIVIDED) bypopulation riskduring that sametime period.field epidemiology:applied epidemiologywhen theepidemiologist musttravel to and work in thecommunity in which thehealth problems isoccurring or hasoccurredimportance of rate ofdisease: particularlyuseful for making validcomparisons, such asfor comparing diseaseexperience betweenpopulations at differenttimes.clinicalapproach:focuses ontheindividualsrisk factor: patientcharacteristics orfactors associatedwith an increasedprobability ofdeveloping adisease or condition.determinant: anyfactors that bringsabout change in ahealth condition or inother definedcharacteristics.epidemiology: the studyof the distribution ofhealth conditions orevents among thepopulations and theapplication of that studyto control healthproblemsoutbreak: theoccurrence of morecases of disease, injury,or other healthcondition than expectedin a given area oramong a specific groupof persons during aparticular period.infectious orcommunicabledisease: An illnessdue to a specificinfectious agent orits toxic products.variance: is acommonmeasure ofrandomerror.sample:selectedsubset of apopulation.surveillance: the ongoingsystematicollection, analysis,interpretation, and thedissemination of information ordata about a health-relatedeven to those who need toknow so that action may betaken to reduce morbidity andmortality and to improvcensus: everyindividual inthe populationis evaluated.public health: the scienceand art of preventingdisease, prolonged life,and promoting healththrough the organizedefforts and informedchoices of society,organizations, public, andprivate communities andindividualspopulation: the totalnumber ofinhabitants of ageographic area orthe total number ofpersons in aparticular groupdistribution: inepidemiology, thefrequency andpattern of health-relatedcharacteristics andevents in apopulationappliedepidemiology: theapplication orpractice ofepidemiology tocontrol and preventhealth problemsdescriptiveepidemiology: theaspect of epidemiologyconcerned withorganizing andsummarizing dataregarding the personsaffectedcase: an instanceof a particulardisease, injury, orother healthconditions thatmeets selectedcriteriaepidemiologicalapproach:focuses onpopulationsrate: can be formallydefined as thefrequency with whichan event occurs in adefined population ina specified period oftime.outcomes: any or all thepossible results that canstem from exposure to acausal factor or frompreventive or therapeuticinterventions all identifiedchanges in health statusthat result from thehandling of a healthproblem.Hypothesis:anunproven idea that canbe based on ourobservations, reasoningor reflections and thatcan be tested byconducting furtherepidemiological studies.analyticepidemiology: theaspect ofepidemiologyconcerned with whyand how a healthproblem occursRate formula:number of cases orevents during agiven time periodOVER (DIVIDED) bypopulation riskduring that sametime period.field epidemiology:applied epidemiologywhen theepidemiologist musttravel to and work in thecommunity in which thehealth problems isoccurring or hasoccurredimportance of rate ofdisease: particularlyuseful for making validcomparisons, such asfor comparing diseaseexperience betweenpopulations at differenttimes.clinicalapproach:focuses ontheindividualsrisk factor: patientcharacteristics orfactors associatedwith an increasedprobability ofdeveloping adisease or condition.determinant: anyfactors that bringsabout change in ahealth condition or inother definedcharacteristics.epidemiology: the studyof the distribution ofhealth conditions orevents among thepopulations and theapplication of that studyto control healthproblemsoutbreak: theoccurrence of morecases of disease, injury,or other healthcondition than expectedin a given area oramong a specific groupof persons during aparticular period.infectious orcommunicabledisease: An illnessdue to a specificinfectious agent orits toxic products.variance: is acommonmeasure ofrandomerror.sample:selectedsubset of apopulation.surveillance: the ongoingsystematicollection, analysis,interpretation, and thedissemination of information ordata about a health-relatedeven to those who need toknow so that action may betaken to reduce morbidity andmortality and to improvcensus: everyindividual inthe populationis evaluated.public health: the scienceand art of preventingdisease, prolonged life,and promoting healththrough the organizedefforts and informedchoices of society,organizations, public, andprivate communities andindividuals

Epidemiology Basic Terminology - Call List

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  1. population: the total number of inhabitants of a geographic area or the total number of persons in a particular group
  2. distribution: in epidemiology, the frequency and pattern of health-related characteristics and events in a population
  3. applied epidemiology: the application or practice of epidemiology to control and prevent health problems
  4. descriptive epidemiology: the aspect of epidemiology concerned with organizing and summarizing data regarding the persons affected
  5. case: an instance of a particular disease, injury, or other health conditions that meets selected criteria
  6. epidemiological approach: focuses on populations
  7. rate: can be formally defined as the frequency with which an event occurs in a defined population in a specified period of time.
  8. outcomes: any or all the possible results that can stem from exposure to a causal factor or from preventive or therapeutic interventions all identified changes in health status that result from the handling of a health problem.
  9. Hypothesis:an unproven idea that can be based on our observations, reasoning or reflections and that can be tested by conducting further epidemiological studies.
  10. analytic epidemiology: the aspect of epidemiology concerned with why and how a health problem occurs
  11. Rate formula: number of cases or events during a given time period OVER (DIVIDED) by population risk during that same time period.
  12. field epidemiology: applied epidemiology when the epidemiologist must travel to and work in the community in which the health problems is occurring or has occurred
  13. importance of rate of disease: particularly useful for making valid comparisons, such as for comparing disease experience between populations at different times.
  14. clinical approach: focuses on the individuals
  15. risk factor: patient characteristics or factors associated with an increased probability of developing a disease or condition.
  16. determinant: any factors that brings about change in a health condition or in other defined characteristics.
  17. epidemiology: the study of the distribution of health conditions or events among the populations and the application of that study to control health problems
  18. outbreak: the occurrence of more cases of disease, injury, or other health condition than expected in a given area or among a specific group of persons during a particular period.
  19. infectious or communicable disease: An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products.
  20. variance: is a common measure of random error.
  21. sample: selected subset of a population.
  22. surveillance: the ongoing systematicollection, analysis, interpretation, and the dissemination of information or data about a health-related even to those who need to know so that action may be taken to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improv
  23. census: every individual in the population is evaluated.
  24. public health: the science and art of preventing disease, prolonged life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public, and private communities and individuals