CRM/LAW C7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hypertension, Framingham Heart Study
26 May 2016
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Chapter 4: epidemiology- the basic science of public health. Methods are used to investigate causes of diseases, to identify trends in disease occurrence that may influence the need for medical and public health services, and to evaluate the effectiveness of medical and public health interventions. Studies patterns of disease occurrence in human populations. Epidemic: increase in the frequency of a disease above the usual and expected rate (endemic rate) First epidemiological study: 1853 london by john snow- studied cholera epidemic. Governments of developed countries collect data on births, deaths, and other vital statistics for epidemiological studies. Requires that certain notifiable diseases to be reported as soon as they are diagnosed. All physicians and hospitals must report notifiable disease to health department which then goes to cdc. Recognizing that a community is facing a new problem: A report to the local or state health department or cdc by a perceptive physician.
