PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Randomized Controlled Trial, Framingham Heart Study, Public Health Surveillance
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#1: video clips, public health news, chapter 4-6, and all required materials for week 2. Chapter 4: epidemiology: the basic science of public health. Explain how epidemiology is used to control disease. Identify so(cid:373)e i(cid:374)fe(cid:272)tious diseases that are (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered to (cid:271)e (cid:862)(cid:374)otifia(cid:271)le(cid:863) a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) (cid:449)h(cid:455) they are required to be reported. Describe the steps involved in an epidemiologic investigation. List examples of illness caused by toxic contamination of food. Name some long-term studies of chronic diseases and describe how they help identify risk factors that contribute to these diseases. Epidemiology john snow vauxhall & lambeth water companies. Chronic disease heart disease, lung cancer, tobacco: studies: example - framingham. Identify problems encountered when studying humans in an epidemiologic study. Describe reasons why epidemiologic studies can result in incorrect conclusions. Illustrate factors that can be utilized to prove cause and effect in disease.
