fieldepidemiologyapplication or practiceof epidemiology tocontrol and preventhealth problems(particularly whentravel and work withinthe community isrequired)populationtotal number ofinhabitants of ageographic area orthe total number ofpersons in aparticular groupriskfactorpatientcharacteristics orfactors associatedwith an increasedprobability ofdeveloping a diseaseor conditioncasean instance of aparticular disease,injury, or otherhealth conditionsthat meetsselected criteriaepidemiologystudy of the distributionand determinants ofhealth conditions orevents amongpopulations and theapplication of thatstudy to control healthproblemsappliedepidemiologyapplication orpractice ofepidemiology tocontrol andprevent healthproblemssurveillanceongoing, systematiccollection, analysis,interpretation, anddissemination ofinformation or dataabout a health-relatedevent to those whoneed to know so thataction can be takenpublichealthscience and art ofpreventing disease,prolonging life andpromoting health throughthe organized efforts andinformed choices of society,organizations, public andprivate, communities, andindividualsoutbreakthe occurrence of morecases of disease,injury, or other healthcondition thanexpected in a givenarea or among aspecific group ofpersons during aperiod of timeoutcome(s)any or all of thepossible results thatcan stem fromexposure to a causalfactor or frompreventive ortherapeuticinterventionsdeterminantany factor thatbrings aboutchange in a healthcondition or inother definedcharacteristicsanalyticepidemiologyaspect ofepidemiologyconcerned withwhy and how ahealth problemoccursdescriptiveepidemiologyaspect ofepidemiologyconcerned withorganizing andsummarizing dataregarding thepersons affected,time, and placedistributionthe frequencyand pattern ofhealth-relatedcharacteristicsand events in apopulationfieldepidemiologyapplication or practiceof epidemiology tocontrol and preventhealth problems(particularly whentravel and work withinthe community isrequired)populationtotal number ofinhabitants of ageographic area orthe total number ofpersons in aparticular groupriskfactorpatientcharacteristics orfactors associatedwith an increasedprobability ofdeveloping a diseaseor conditioncasean instance of aparticular disease,injury, or otherhealth conditionsthat meetsselected criteriaepidemiologystudy of the distributionand determinants ofhealth conditions orevents amongpopulations and theapplication of thatstudy to control healthproblemsappliedepidemiologyapplication orpractice ofepidemiology tocontrol andprevent healthproblemssurveillanceongoing, systematiccollection, analysis,interpretation, anddissemination ofinformation or dataabout a health-relatedevent to those whoneed to know so thataction can be takenpublichealthscience and art ofpreventing disease,prolonging life andpromoting health throughthe organized efforts andinformed choices of society,organizations, public andprivate, communities, andindividualsoutbreakthe occurrence of morecases of disease,injury, or other healthcondition thanexpected in a givenarea or among aspecific group ofpersons during aperiod of timeoutcome(s)any or all of thepossible results thatcan stem fromexposure to a causalfactor or frompreventive ortherapeuticinterventionsdeterminantany factor thatbrings aboutchange in a healthcondition or inother definedcharacteristicsanalyticepidemiologyaspect ofepidemiologyconcerned withwhy and how ahealth problemoccursdescriptiveepidemiologyaspect ofepidemiologyconcerned withorganizing andsummarizing dataregarding thepersons affected,time, and placedistributionthe frequencyand pattern ofhealth-relatedcharacteristicsand events in apopulation

Introduction to Epidemiology Vocab - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. application or practice of epidemiology to control and prevent health problems (particularly when travel and work within the community is required)
    field epidemiology
  2. total number of inhabitants of a geographic area or the total number of persons in a particular group
    population
  3. patient characteristics or factors associated with an increased probability of developing a disease or condition
    risk factor
  4. an instance of a particular disease, injury, or other health conditions that meets selected criteria
    case
  5. study of the distribution and determinants of health conditions or events among populations and the application of that study to control health problems
    epidemiology
  6. application or practice of epidemiology to control and prevent health problems
    applied epidemiology
  7. ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of information or data about a health-related event to those who need to know so that action can be taken
    surveillance
  8. science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities, and individuals
    public health
  9. 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 period of time
    outbreak
  10. any or all of the possible results that can stem from exposure to a causal factor or from preventive or therapeutic interventions
    outcome(s)
  11. any factor that brings about change in a health condition or in other defined characteristics
    determinant
  12. aspect of epidemiology concerned with why and how a health problem occurs
    analytic epidemiology
  13. aspect of epidemiology concerned with organizing and summarizing data regarding the persons affected, time, and place
    descriptive epidemiology
  14. the frequency and pattern of health-related characteristics and events in a population
    distribution