Epidemiology: Investigation, Evaluation, and Policy Development Study Guide
This guide explains the core components of epidemiology, focusing on the cyclical process from data collection and investigation to evaluation and policy formulation. It covers surveillance, outbreak management, analytic study design, formative and summative evaluation, and the importance of interprofessional collaboration in public health.
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Lesson 9: Epidemiology
Introduction to Epidemiology and Core Functions
The study of occurrence and distribution of health-related states and the application of knowledge to control health problems.
- Epidemiology
- Surveillance
- Endemic
- Epidemic
- Pandemic
- Population health states
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Lesson 8: Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-Based Practice in Public Health
Application of research findings to practice to improve client outcomes and quality of care.
- Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- PICOT Questions
- Levels of Evidence
- Steps to EBP
- Evaluating Evidence
- Barriers to EBP
- Community-engaged research
Prevention and Control of Diseases and Illnesses
Prevention and Control of Diseases
This lesson covers communicable and infectious diseases, chronic illnesses, and acute injuries as public health problems.
- communicable diseases
- infectious diseases
- chronic illnesses
- acute injuries
- epidemiologic triangle
- chain of infection
- modes of transmission
- three levels of prevention
- waterborne diseases
- foodborne diseases
- sexually-transmitted diseases
- cancer
- heart disease
- diabetes
- substance abuse
- firearms
- suicide
- drug overdose
Prevention and Control of Disease
This material covers agent, host, and modes of transmission, including communicable, infectious, waterborne, foodborne, zoonotic, vector, and chronic illnesses.
- Communicability
- Pathogenicity
- Virulence
- Host defense mechanisms
- Acquired immunity
- Herd immunity
- Host susceptibility risk factors
- Direct transmission
- Indirect transmission
- Vectors and fomites
- Infectious vs. communicable diseases
- Waterborne illness
- Foodborne illness
- Zoonotic illness
- Chronic illness prevention
- Drug overdose risk factors
- Suicide prevention strategies
Emergency Preparedness and Management
Emergency Preparedness and Management
Evaluate types of disasters, disaster management phases, and nursing roles and responsibilities for health care preparedness.
- Disaster management phases
- Disaster prevention/mitigation
- Disaster preparedness
- Disaster response
- Human-made disasters
- Natural disasters
- Bioterrorism
- Quarantine and isolation
- Community disaster plans
- Vulnerable populations
- Disease surveillance
Core Components of Public Health Practice
Epidemiology Investigation and Policy Development
Epidemiology involves systematic inquiry through outbreak investigations, analytic studies, evaluation of interventions, and policy development.
- Investigation
- Outbreak investigations
- Analytic Studies
- Evaluation
- Formative evaluation
- Summative evaluation
- Linkages
- Interprofessional team approach
- Policy Development
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Epidemiological Models, Study Types, and Measures
Fundamentals of Epidemiological Models and Measures
This content covers epidemiological models, study types, frequency measures, mortality measures, and screening concepts.
- Epidemiologic triangle
- Agent
- Host
- Environment
- Natural History of Disease
- Observational studies
- Case reports
- Cross-sectional studies
- Case-control studies
- Cohort studies
- Experimental studies
- Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
- Quasi-experimental
- Incidence
- Prevalence
- Crude mortality rate
- Cause-specific mortality rate
- Sensitivity
- Specificity
- Stages of disease
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