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Epi Final
epi final
50
Health Care
Undergraduate 3
12/05/2012

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Term

 

Global Warming

 

 

Definition
The gradual increase in the Earth's temperature
Term

Non-fatal occupational injury

 

 

Definition
Enviromental exposures at work that cause injury but not death.
Term

Sewage epidemiology

 

 

Definition
A way to monitor drug use in the community.
Term

Genetic epidemiology

 

 

Definition
How genetic information influences diseases and interacts with enviromental factors to affect risk of disease.
Term

Environmental epidemiology

 

 

Definition
The study of diseases linked to enviromental factors.
Term

Unintentional injury

 

 

Definition
An accidental injury.
Term

Forensic epidemiology

 

 

Definition
Methods to detect criminal acts that affect a population.
Term

Ratio

 

 

Definition
A value dividing one quantity by another.
Term

Incidence

 

 

Definition
Occurence of a new disease in a defined time.
Term

Prevalence

 

 

Definition
Number of existing cases of diseases or death.
Term

Morbidity

 

 

Definition
The state of being sick.
Term

Mortality

 

 

Definition
The condition of being suseptible to death.
Term

Crude rate

 

 

Definition
The basis of the observed rate.
Term

Pandemic

 

 

Definition
Worldwide epidemic.
Term

Epidemic

 

 

Definition
An increase in disease prevelance.
Term

Endemic

 

 

Definition
Disease most common in a certain area.
Term

Quantitative

 

 

Definition
Dealing with statistics and numbers.
Term

Qualitative

 

 

Definition
Deals with qualities and descriptors.
Term

Stressful life events

 

 

Definition
Life event with negative impact on health.
Term

Social distribution

 

 

Definition
Distribution throughout society.
Term

Social determinant

 

Definition
Any social factor that changes health.
Term

 

Problems associated with alcohol

 

 

Definition
Heavy drinking, binge drinking, excessive drinking. (Fetal alcohol, domestic issues, physical issues in textbook)
Term

Problems associated with smoking

 

 

Definition
Lung disease, stroke, cancer, coronary heart disease. (Issues with secondhand smoke)
Term

Host

 

 

Definition
Living creature infected with agent.
Term

Vector

 

 

Definition
Living creature involved with transmission. (Ex: mosquitos)
Term

Agent

 

 

Definition
Infectious microbe that causes sickness.
Term

Passive immunity

 

 

Definition
Immunity gained first hand.
Term

Acquired immunity

 

 

Definition
Vaccinations, etc.
Term

Incubation

 

 

Definition
Time between invasion and symptoms.
Term

Policy cycle

 

 

Definition
Definition, agenda setting, establishment, implentation, assessment.
Term

Reliability

 

 

Definition
How repeatedly accurate an instrument is.
Term

Validity

 

 

Definition
How close the measurement is to the actual.
Term

Legitimization

 

 

Definition
Making policies acceptable for everyone.
Term

Epidemic curve

 

 

Definition
Cases versus time of onset.
Term

Scatter plot

 

 

Definition
A graph with variable relationships.
Term

Variable

 

 

Definition
Any quantity that varies.
Term

Causation

 

 

Definition
A causal association.
Term

Non-causal

 

 

Definition
A non-casual relationship.
Term

Multimodal

 

 

Definition
Several peaks in frequency.
Term

Theory

 

 

Definition
An idea of a believed result.
Term

Hypothesis

Definition
An educated guess.
Term

Operationalization

Definition
Translates concepts to methods.
Term

Descriptive epidemiology

 

Definition
Distribution of health and disease.
Term

Behavioral risk factor

 

Definition
Improper health practices, substance abuse, improper diet.
Term

Surveillance

 

Definition
Data collection and monitoring.
Term

Classification

 

Definition
Act of forming into groups.
Term

Adverse health conditions

 

Definition
Hazard that causes potential damage to ones health.
Term

Chronic disease

 

Definition
Long term disease.
Term

Place variable

 

Definition
Compariable statistics between locations.
Term

Secular

 

Definition
Changes in a long period of time.
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