Descriptive epidemiology describe the amount and distribution of health and disease within a population. Descriptive epidemiology classifies the occurrence of disease according to the variables of person‚ place and time. Descriptive epidemiology is important for generating hypotheses about the determinants of health and disease. By generating hypothesis‚ descriptive epidemiology provides the starting point for analytic epidemiology‚ which tests association between possible determinants and health
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PubMed - NCBI. [online] Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10710862 [Accessed: 30 Mar 2012]. Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (1870) The epidemiology of stroke in the East Asian re... [Int J Stroke. 2006] - PubMed - NCBI. [online] Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18706018 [Accessed: 30 Mar 2012]. Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (2007) Stroke in China: epidemiology‚ prevention‚ and... [Lancet Neurol. 2007] - PubMed - NCBI. [online] Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17434100 [Accessed:
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Epidemiology concerned with distribution and determinants of health and diseases morbidity‚ injuries‚ disability and mortality in population groups not among individuals. Often referred to as population medicine. Epidemiologic studies are applied to control health problems in populations. Concerned with efforts to describe explain predict and control. Determinants- are factors or events that are capable of bringing about a change in health. Examples are specific biologic agents that are associated
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Epidemiology Paper Betsy Rangel NUR/408 April 11‚ 2012 Professor Karen Harriman Epidemiology Paper Epidemiology is important to communities because it studies health and diseases to determine where they come from‚ educate on ways to stop epidemics from taking place or the spread of certain diseases. Epidemiology has also taken on the study of health in such things as heart disease‚ cancer‚ HIV/AIDs‚ etc and has formed education materials to be able to educate the community‚ cities‚ states
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1 Epidemiology: HIV Nicole McDanell Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V Concepts in Community and Public Health September 28‚ 2014 Epidemiology: HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that only affects humans‚ HIV weakens your immune system by destroying the cells that fight and kill disease and infections. HIV reproduces by taking over cells in the host’s body and multiplying‚ with most viruses over time the immune system can rid the body of the present virus
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Field Epidemiology-10 Field epidemiology the application of epidemiology under a set of general conditions: The problem is unexpected A timely response may be demanded Travel to and work in the field is required by epidemiologists to solve the problem The investigation time is likely to be limited because of the need for a timely intervention Field investigations involving acute problems may differ from conventional epidemiologic studies in three important ways 1. Field investigations often
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Places where humans are in close contact are the most high risk areas. Slums‚ prisons and jails‚ or even hospitals are examples of high risk environments. Persons who live with or interact with someone who has active TB‚ those who live in nursing homes or homeless shelters‚ immigrants from countries with high TB incidence rates‚ alcoholics and intravenous drug users‚ Persons with HIV or AIDs and persons who come into contact with high risk groups are more at risk for TB. The World
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Chapter 1 1.1 Background The HIV and AIDS pandemic remains one the most serious development crises in the world (WHO‚ 2006). Women and children bear a disproportionate share of the burden‚ and in many settings continue to experience high rates of new HIV infections and of HIV-related illness and death. In 2005 alone‚ an estimated 540 000 children were newly infected with HIV‚ with about 90% of these infections occurring in sub-Saharan Africa (UNAIDS‚ 2006) .UNAIDS estimates that approximately
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Epidemiology Paper This paper will discuss the communicable disease influenza. It will discuss the causes‚ symptoms‚ and treatments‚ as well as the demographics of interest. It will also discuss the determinants of health and how these factors contribute to the development of influenza. Included in this paper will be information on host‚ agent‚ and environmental factors. Lastly it will explain the role of the community health nurse in caring for those affected with influenza and the role they play
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antagonists. The goal of the treatment for healthy adults age 60 or alder is to have a blood pressure less than 150/90 and younger adults less than 140/90 and also if you have chronic kidney disease‚ diabetes or coronary artery disease. Nursing Interventions Nursing Interventions for Hypertension: includes maintain patient’s diet‚ assessing cardiovascular status‚ encourage patient to express feelings‚ maintain quiet environment‚ administer medications Educate patient about smoking cessation
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