Response to EACH question must be a minimum of 300 words:
1. What are some important applications of epidemiology for assessing the health status of populations? Present at least two such important applications.
2. Summarize key applications of epidemiology that are relevant to disease etiology. Discuss at least two such important applications.
3. Discuss recent important applications of epidemiology. Present at least two important applications of epidemiology over the past twenty years.
4. What are some important applications of epidemiology for assessing the delivery of health services? Present at least two such important applications.
5. What are "secular trends" and "cohort effects" in epidemiology? What is the essential difference between the two?
6. Explain the term "population at risk" and provide at least two relevant examples as seen in the practice of modern epidemiology.
7. Differentiate among ratios, proportions, and rates as used in epidemiology today. Define each of these measurements, and briefly describe its importance in community health.
8. Explain the meanings and uses of incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality in modern epidemiology.
Reference:
Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.