HRPR 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mortality Rate, Scientific Method
22 Mar 2016
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Developing countries have more life style related chronic diseases. 10 greatest public health achievements since 1990: vaccination, motor vehicle safety, safer workplaces, control of id, decline in deaths from stroke and heart attacks, safer and healthier foods, 7. Healthier mothers and babies: family planning, fluoridation of water, tabaco as a health hazard. Epidemiology- the scieniic method used to investigate, analyze and prevent or control a health problem in a population . And to determine whether a public health program or policy is effective. Mortality: a measure of a # of people who died or rates of people who died (% total population) can be age specific or disease-specific. Morbidity- measure of # people or rates of people who are living with illness. Incidence- # new cases of disease in a year. Total cases (just diagnosed with disease and recovering. Incidence is the number of new cases of disease in a specific time frame and population.
