PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cardiovascular Disease, Bioterrorism
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How might federal, state, and local levels of government divide responsibility for. Choose a federal public health agency and visit its web site. Identify an issue it is currently dealing with and describe reasons for current concern. Discuss any controversies that may be involved in actions the agency may have taken or need to take. Why is it important for nongovernmental organizations to be involved in public health activities: http://www. diabetes. org/ Find the web site of one of the philanthropic foundations listed in slide 11 and visit the site to learn more about the foundation"s activities: http://www. gatesfoundation. org/pages/hom e. aspx. Epidemiology: the basic science of public health. The diagnostic discipline of public health. A major part of public health"s assessment function. Evaluates effectiveness of medical and public health interventions. Epidemiologic studies: inverse correlation between serum antioxidant concentrations and subsequent cancer risk (finland study, am j epidemiology, 1988, by knekt et al. )
