PPT-Cancer EPID 624 - Epidemiology of Chronic Disease

Kara P Wiseman MPH Division of Epidemiology Department of family medicine and Population Health April 6 2015 Outline What is cancer Cancer statistics Cancer prevention and early detection. When cancer starts in the breast it is called breast cancer Except for skin cancer breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women Breast cancer screening mammogram is an Xray picture of the breast Mammograms are the best way to find breas From Cradle to Grave. Keeping Young, Keeping Alive: Middle Age. Changing expectations, changing timeframes. ‘. It isn’t such a very great advantage to be young… The best years should be after forty years of age. All the work and effort, the struggle and stress of youth, both physical and mental, should yield rich harvests of bodily and mental health in the forties. The healthy man at forty is in the prime of life. As for the woman of forty, she has attained her physical maturity… Far too many people in middle life are depressed, dull, uninterested, slack, and sick of their lives. And the great fundamental cause is ill health.’ . Epidemiology . matters: a new introduction to methodological foundations. Chapter . 13. What is screening?. When should we screen?. How do we evaluate a screening test?. How do we decide on a cut-off?. From Cradle to Grave. Keeping Young, Keeping Alive: Middle Age. Changing expectations, changing timeframes. ‘It isn’t such a very great advantage to be young… The best years should be after forty years of age. All the work and effort, the struggle and stress of youth, both physical and mental, should yield rich harvests of bodily and mental health in the forties. The healthy man at forty is in the prime of life. As for the woman of forty, she has attained her physical maturity… Far too many people in middle life are depressed, dull, uninterested, slack, and sick of their lives. And the great fundamental cause is ill health.’ (Elizabeth Sloan . From Cradle to Grave. Keeping Young, Keeping Alive: Middle Age. Changing expectations, changing timeframes. ‘. It isn’t such a very great advantage to be young… The best years should be after forty years of age. All the work and effort, the struggle and stress of youth, both physical and mental, should yield rich harvests of bodily and mental health in the forties. The healthy man at forty is in the prime of life. As for the woman of forty, she has attained her physical maturity… Far too many people in middle life are depressed, dull, uninterested, slack, and sick of their lives. And the great fundamental cause is ill health.’ . Presentation to: Chronic Disease University. Presented by: A. Rana Bayakly, MPH, Director Chronic Disease, Healthy Behaviors and Injury Epidemiology Section. Date: August 13, 2015. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT:. Cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cancer (skin, breast, lung). Diabetes. Respiratory disease. Injury. Mental health problems and illness. STUDENT LEARN TO:. Research and . analyse. ". May you live a long, healthy life.".  .  . Concept of aging. Prevalence of aging. Public health perspective. Diseases involved with aging. Prevention of diseases and disabilities . EPID 624- Epidemiology of Chronic Disease. Overview. General Information. History. Definition. Epidemiology. Age. Race. Sex. Income. Education. Cost. Pathophysiologies of Specific Arthritides. Osteoarthritis. FEPIRequirement WorksheetDateStudents Namefall admission2ndNon-UNC emailPIDCourse NumberCourse TitleSemester CompletedCreditsPertinent notes all substitutions and exemptionsEPID 600Principles of Epide and . Stroke. EPID 624- Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases. Sarah . Kleinknecht. Presentation Overview. Background. Prevalence and incidence. Defining . Hypertension. and . Stroke. Attributes. Causes. Presentation Overview. Background . Attributes associated with obesity. Morbidity/mortality. Screening. Costs. Interventions . Major . r. esearch . e. fforts . Future research opportunities. Discussion/questions. 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 . From Cradle to Grave. Keeping Young, Keeping Alive: Middle Age. Changing expectations, changing . time frames. ‘. It isn’t such a very great advantage to be young… The best years should be after forty years of age. All the work and effort, the struggle and stress of youth, both physical and mental, should yield rich harvests of bodily and mental health in the forties. The healthy man at forty is in the prime of life. As for the woman of forty, she has attained her physical maturity… Far too many people in middle life are depressed, dull, uninterested, slack, and sick of their lives. And the great fundamental cause is ill health.’ .