NSG 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Eli Broad, Ageism, Health Canada
3 Nov 2020
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Epidemiology: the study of occurrence, distribution, patterns, trends and determinants of health-related states or events in populations. Includes the practical application to the control of health problems. Purpose: to describe, explain, predict and control the challenges to population health. Historical milestones: hippocrates credited with being the first to notice and record relationship between environment and health. In 1600s, death and birth rates recorded in london, england. Dr. john snow considered to be one of the fathers of modern epidemiology. In 1900s, florence nightingale led to a shift of focus to link between behaviour and lifestyle. Examine causality, mode of transmission and prevalence and incidence (frequencies). This lead the way to predict and guide interventions and the use of resources. Implement control and interventions of all stages in relation to the natural life history of the disease. Posits that disease is the interaction of the host, agent and environment.
