Assignment:
1. Define and describe the field of Epidemiology (1/2 page)
2. Define and explain epidemiologic transition and describe the factors involved in epidemiologic transition (1 page)
3. Say we suspect a relationship between a specific dietary factor and heart disease. Can you think of ways of epidemiologically assessing whether indeed the dietary factor is a determinant of heart disease? (1/2 page)
4. Why do infectious diseases pose a greater risk for the population of the United States than chronic diseases. Please explain (1/2 to 1 page)
Length: 3 pages, APA format, peer-reviewed scholarly sources are required.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Introduction to Epidemiology: Public Health 101 Series.