SOC 0477 Lecture 18: med soc epidemiology notes
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(cid:862)epide(cid:373)iology i(cid:374) actio(cid:374)(cid:863): u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g risk for disease i(cid:374) a cha(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g. Public health: the science & art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, communities, and individuals. Health: state of complete, physical, mental, and social wellbeing and the absence of disease. Epidemiology: investigative method to detect cause/source of diseases, disorders, syndromes, conditions, or perils that cause pain, injury, illness, disability, or death in human populations/groups. Involves characterizing the distribution of health status, diseases, or other health problems in terms of age, sex, race, geography, religion, education, occupation, behaviors, time, place, person, etc. Social epidemiology looks at environment (the entire spectrum) Cornerstone methodology: public health research, evidence-based medicine for identifying risk factors for disease, determining optimal treatment approaches. Agent = what causes the disease (e. g. bacteria, virus) Infectious disease: chronic disease, cardiovascular, diabetes, physical activity, psychiatric, molecular, aging, translational. Basic science research human clinical research clinical practice (bench) (bedside) (practice)