Introduction to Epidemiology Text:Friis, R. H. and Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice.
Review your classmates post Behavioral Epidemiology Review their examination of whether this job interests them and then explain your reasons for either being interested in this type of position or not.
Your response should be at least 150 words.
Behavioral Epidemiology- This specialization is very important in the health field. A normal day for these types is epidemiology cover a vast majority of different areas.
According to Epidemiology for behavioral sciences they look at health behavior, health behavior in the workplace, health behavior affected by larger systems, linking health behavior affected by larger systems, and adjunct areas of research (Merrill, 2016). They also look into ways of how theories play a role in their daily research.
Epidemiologist also look into stats, data, health promotion in communities, and causality and intervention development. This is why this is very important, and needed in the health field, because they would be able to figure out how diseases or how outbreaks occur.
Personally I could see my see working in the field, because it focuses on a vast majority of different areas. Behaviors are important, because it shows how we are as people every day.
If I could help my community on improving behaviors issues there is nothing that can stop me from doing that. A community that has epidemiologist that shows interest in improving lives.
Usually that community is healthy, and is always better the common good.
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Epidemiology for public health practice. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.