PPT-Bolstering Epidemiology Capacity and Public

Health Preparedness Capabilities A review of the Career Epidemiology Field Officer CEFO Program Douglas Thoroughman PhD MS CAPT USPHS CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer Kentucky Department for Public Health. Epidemiology. What is epidemiology?. How a disease is distributed in a population of people. What are the three main categories of epidemiological clues? . Person. Place. Time. What is a hypothesis? . Principles of Epidemiology. A. Epidemiology is the study of the factors influencing the frequency and distribution of diseases. 1. communicable diseases – diseases that can be transmitted from one host to another . Michael J. Cima, MPH. PhD Candidate. West Virginia University. Department of Epidemiology. Thomas C. Hulsey, MSPH, . Sc.D. , F.A.C.E.. Professor and Chairman. Department of Epidemiology. West Virginia University. . 1. A term derived from the Greek:.  . . epi. . : on, upon. demos . : the people. logos . : the study of .  .  . (Webster's Unabridged Dictionary).  . Dictionary definition of epidemiology. Epidemiology Part 1:. Principles of Epidemiology. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Introduction to epidemiology . Overview of disease characteristics . Health. SCHOOL . OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WHY . THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT UMN. ?. Highly . ranked: . We are a top-ranked school at a top-ranked university, where diverse populations build knowledge and public health professionals make a difference. . DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY www.dide.wv.gov Introduction to Skin Infections – For School Nurses January, 2014 Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS D November2020Page 1of 3EpidemiologyEvent SummaryEpidemiology provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge in regard to health and diseasein populations This competitive event consists of a w Epidemiology is considered the basic science of public health and with good reason Epidemiology is a a quantitative basic science built on a working knowledge of probability statistics and sound resea A Little Bit of History. “Those who fail to learn from history . are doomed to repeat it”. . . . Winston Churchill. 21/04/1437. 1. Dr. Mohammed Alnaif. CHAPTER TWO. Classical . Epidemiology. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. TUNRAYO OLUWADARE. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE. EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS. It has grown from. PURE OBSERVATIONS AND ADVICES. (Hippocrates). COUNTING OF CASES AND ANALYSIS. . Alkhaldi. Community Medicine 2015/ 1016. Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan. 2. Definitions…. Public health. The science & art of . . P. reventing disease, . prolonging life, . As . well as seeking to . improve population health . through the implementation of specific population-level interventions, public health contributes to . medical care. by identifying and assessing population needs . Esther Velásquez, ScD, MSW, MPH. Social Epidemiologist & Public Health Social Worker . Identify Learning Objectives. The goal of this slide deck is to help you “befriend” the science of epidemiology and to appreciate its usefulness. At the end of this presentation, you will be able to: .