Public Health Assignment
You will be reading an article by Milton Terris, who was a renowned American public health physician and epidemiologist. After reading the article answer these 10 questions:
Based on Milton Terris’ address in the American Journal of Epidemiology, October 15, 1992, entitled “The Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) and the future of Epidemiology.
Solve the following questions:
Q1. When did the shift in focus occur from infectious disease epidemiology to non-infectious disease epidemiology?
Q2. What are “social diseases”, and are they basically preventable?
Q3. What drove the development of epidemiologic research in the United States?
Q4. The name originally given to the federal agency we now know as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was?
Q5. What set of studies was identified as “the most important investigation ever carried out in the field of cardiovascular epidemiology”?
Q6. When was the first study published linking tobacco use to cancer?
Q7. In your own words, summarize the four functions of epidemiology.
Q8. What is the author’s view on the role of statistical approaches in epidemiology?
Q9. What areas offer opportunities for future epidemiologic research?
Q10. What does the author believe is “highest priority for health policy in the United States”?