Exam 3: Epidemiology: the Study of Disease, injury, and Death in the Community

The number of years of healthy life expected,on average,in a given population is the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).

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Explain why rates are important to epidemiologists.

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Rates enable one to compare outbreaks that occur at different times or in different places.With rates it is possible to determine whether there are more cases of a particular disease this year than last year.

The electronic reporting system used by state health departments and the CDC to report notifiable disease is Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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What are the three ways the intent of the National Health Survey Act of 1956 are being fulfilled?

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An epidemiological study aimed at testing hypotheses is a descriptive study.

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What questions are descriptive studies designed to answer?

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The period between exposure to a disease and the onset of symptoms is the incubation period.

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The book,published annually,that is the standard summary of statistics on the social,political,and economic organization of the United States is

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The average number of years a person from a specific cohort is projected to live from a given point in time is their life expectancy.

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The number of events that occur in a given population in a given period of time is a

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An attack rate is an incidence rate calculated for a particular population for a single disease outbreak and is expressed as a percentage.

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How might data from the National Health Care Survey be used in public health?

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Describe the process for reporting notifiable diseases from individuals to the CDC.

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The national health survey that is a state-based telephone survey of the civilian,noninstitutional,adult population that seeks to ascertain the prevalence of high-risk behaviors is the

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A primary care physician is concerned with the course of a disease in an individual,while an epidemiologist is concerned with the course of disease in a population.

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How might health workers use U.S.Census data?

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The national health survey that uses a mobile examination center and collects data through direct physical examinations,clinical and laboratory testing,and related procedures is the

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A probability statement about the association between a particular disease and a specific risk factor is

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An outbreak of disease over a wide geographic region is a(n)

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People afflicted with a disease are referred to as cases.

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The number of years of healthy life expected,on average,in a given population is the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).

Explain why rates are important to epidemiologists.

The electronic reporting system used by state health departments and the CDC to report notifiable disease is Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

What are the three ways the intent of the National Health Survey Act of 1956 are being fulfilled?

An epidemiological study aimed at testing hypotheses is a descriptive study.

What questions are descriptive studies designed to answer?

The period between exposure to a disease and the onset of symptoms is the incubation period.

The book,published annually,that is the standard summary of statistics on the social,political,and economic organization of the United States is

The average number of years a person from a specific cohort is projected to live from a given point in time is their life expectancy.

The number of events that occur in a given population in a given period of time is a

An attack rate is an incidence rate calculated for a particular population for a single disease outbreak and is expressed as a percentage.

How might data from the National Health Care Survey be used in public health?

Describe the process for reporting notifiable diseases from individuals to the CDC.

The national health survey that is a state-based telephone survey of the civilian,noninstitutional,adult population that seeks to ascertain the prevalence of high-risk behaviors is the

A primary care physician is concerned with the course of a disease in an individual,while an epidemiologist is concerned with the course of disease in a population.

How might health workers use U.S.Census data?

The national health survey that uses a mobile examination center and collects data through direct physical examinations,clinical and laboratory testing,and related procedures is the

A probability statement about the association between a particular disease and a specific risk factor is

An outbreak of disease over a wide geographic region is a(n)

People afflicted with a disease are referred to as cases.

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