What you have learned in public health adminstertion

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Discussion Post I

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Study guide

Module 12: Infectious Disease Epidemiology

1) You should be able to:

2) Describe and be able to identify infectious disease prevention measures

3) Understand:

a) Field epidemiology

b) How the infection process works, including details of each step in the process

c) How the immune system works, including how immunity is gained and different types of immunity

d) What attack rates are and how to calculate them

e) The epidemiologic triangle

f) Stages of disease, including when they begin and end

g) Virulence

h) Difference between the terms outbreak, endemic, pandemic, and epidemic

i) Point source, propagated, common-source, and mixed epidemics

j) Herd immunity

k) Pathogens

l) Steps in conducting a field investigation

Module Chronic Disease Epidemiology

You should be able to:

1) Identify the different categories of risk factors for chronic diseases

a) Know subcategories and which are the biggest risk factors

b) Know examples of each subcategory of risk factors

2) Be able to define and identify examples of:

a) Exposures

b) Determinants

c) Risk factors

d) Outcomes

e) Toxicokinetics

f) Health Belief Model and concepts within it

g) Latency period

h) Physical Stress

i) Active & passive primary prevention

j) Secondary prevention

k) Tertiary prevention

a. Understand how different risk factors impact the risk of disease

b. Differences in prevention measures for chronic and infectious diseases

c. Relationship between chronic disease and infectious, communicable, and noninfectious disease

Discussion Post II

1) Discuss what you learned that confirmed what you already knew about the healthcare system.

2) Give an example or 2 what you learned that you were not aware of regarding the U.S. Health Care System

3) Describe how you can use what you have learned in public health adminstertion.

4) As an individual using healthcare, what did you take away from the course? How will you apply for your own needs?

5) What assignment topic(s) did you feel were most valuable in learning about the U.S Healthcare System?

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