Title 8.-Communicable-Disease-Control-and-Prevention-.pdf ✅

TRACK 4 D E L U TA | P E R O N A | P I N E D A CAUSATI N & PR OCESS F O U N D AT I O N S T O P U B L I C H E A LT H P R A C T I C E
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES T R A C K 4 L E V E L 8 D E L U TA | P E R O N A | P I N E D A P r e v e n t i o n & C o n t r o l o f
LEVEL OUTLINE: A. OVERVIEW OF EPIDEMIOLOGY B. CONCEPT OF DISEASE OCCURRENCE C. NATURAL HISTORY AND SPECTRUM D. CHAIN OF INFECTION E. LEVELS OF DISEASE F. PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM
➢ Involves the study of the distribution and determinants of health- related states and events in populations, and the application of this study to control health problems (Last, 1983) ➢ Described as the basic science of public health ➢ From the Greek words epi, meaning on or upon, demos, meaning people, and logos, meaning the study EPIDEMIOLOGY OVERVIEW OF EPIDEMIOLOGY