Health care targets
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what are targets within public health policy; the different sorts of targets that can be set; the positive and negative aspects of…
PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Epidemiology: defining disease and normality
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what is meant by the term epidemiology; the concepts underlying the terms ‘normal, abnormal and disease’ from a (i) sociocultural, (ii) statistical,…
questions – Part 2: Evidence-based medicine
a. What is the null hypothesis? b. Does the table provide any evidence of an association between the type of schedule and the rate of ‘serious medical errors’? Comment on…
Investigating causes of disease
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: that causal factors are probabilistic and may be neither necessary nor sufficient to ensure a specific outcome; what are the possible noncausal…
An overview of evidence-based medicine
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what is meant by the term evidence-based medicine (EBM); common misperceptions about EBM; the existing evidence behind EBM; the EBM domains; the…
Genetic epidemiology
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what genetic epidemiology is; some of the major recent advances in genetics; the major methods for estimating heritability; the difference between monogenic…
questions – Part 1: Epidemiology
Q11 Risk assessment for respiratory complications in paediatric anaesthesia (modified from von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Boda K, Chambers NA et al. (2010) The Lancet 376: 773–83) Respiratory adverse events in children…
Mental and Behavioral Health
21 Mental and Behavioral Health Elizabeth C. Katz, Eugene M. Dunne, Samantha Lookatch, Joshua S. Camins Chapter Outline I. MENTAL HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND SUICIDE A. Definitions B. Epidemiology C. Costs II. RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS …
Public Health Practice in Communities
26 Public Health Practice in Communities Thiruvengadam Muniraj Chapter Outline I. THEORIES of COMMUNITY CHANGE A. Social Cognitive Theory B. Community Organization 1. Participatory Research C. Diffusion of Innovations Theory 1. Social Marketing in Public Health …
Prevention of Infectious Diseases
20 Prevention of Infectious Diseases Patricia E. Wetherill Chapter Outline I. OVERVIEW OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE A. Burden of Disease B. Obtaining an Accurate History II. PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITIES A. HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 1. Human Immunodeficiency…
