Epidemiology: Definition, Use in Hospital & Community PDF

Epidemiology: Definition, Use in Hospital & Community Dr. Hana ALSumri (BSc. MD. MPH. PhD) Objectives Define Public Health Importance of Public Health Comparison Between Public Health and Medicine Uses of Public Health Sources of Scientific Knowledge in Public Health...

Epidemiology: Definition, Use in Hospital & Community Dr. Hana ALSumri (BSc. MD. MPH. PhD) Objectives Define Public Health Importance of Public Health Comparison Between Public Health and Medicine Uses of Public Health Sources of Scientific Knowledge in Public Health Define the Word “Epidemiology” Loading… Definition of Public Health D Is a multidisciplinary field whose goal is to promote the health of the population through organized community efforts. all people ↑ Cores screening - prevention vaccination - promotion - > campains/Pawarns - protection · risk factors # Researches, physicians , ministry of eduction (diff people group) Public Health Vs. Medicine Medicine: Focuses on treating illness in individuals Public Health: Focuses on preventing illness in the community How?! Loading… -Assessing health status lobservation) -Problem diagnosis (Search for people responsible) -Searching for the cause -Designing the solution Why Public Health Achievements Are Not Recognized? Sources of scientific knowledge in public health me im speci - Labs(microbilge ↳ Observation-diagnoses put preted ↑ -> to prevent 1-Basic science: Pathology, toxicology…etc. People Notic sterior, Social status 2-Clinical science: Internal medicine, paediatrics…etc. 3-Public health science: Epidemiology, environmental health science, health education and behavioural sciences ↳ children & in sciew-allergies swamps * ess system - environmental  & -esyii a Definition of “Epidemiology” skey points of definition (5) From the Greek word ”epi” :on or upon, ”demos”: the common people and “logy”: study when where who causes/resons &time/place/person Defined as “The Numbes / * study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human populations and the application of this a T study to control health problems” ↳ Not country but wise broacher o wildren r or studen starte sintegral part of defintion with Hypothesis: A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation - - - Frequency determines other following · If you can test it state of disease (epechemic/ pendemic... ) then its not a valid hypothesis Extra Reading Material Book: Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health-Read Chapter (1) https://books.google.com.om/books? hl=en&lr=&id=0ewQAAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR1&dq=introduction +public+health+and+epidemiology&ots=B7u7TbcKOV&sig=UUOJ_f0 2GdKgiTs6zXNFpcfAGuY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=introduction% 20public%20health%20and%20epidemiology&f=false