Study guide for exam 1 *There are 29 questions. 2 short answer, 3 matching and 24 either multiple choice or multiple select (select all that apply) What is Public Health *What are the Key words you would include in a definition of public health (population, prevention, education for example) *Difference between medical field and public health (review the PowerPoint which covers the unique features of public health) * Levels of prevention > definitions and examples *Core functions > definitions and examples * Determinants of health > Definition, examples Infectious Diseases *Review the class activity for infectious diseases. You will not need to know any specifics about measles *the epidemiological triangle > examples *epidemic, pandemic, endemic > definitions, examples *Incubation period, communicable period, herd immunity *Elimination vs eradication STD’s *What is an STD? (You do not need to memorize the signs and symptoms of each ) *Which are curable? *Why screen women? *Which causes greatest amount of infertility? *How to take a sexual history/ Why is it important? *Who is at high risk for contracting STD’s? *important patient education *What are the local, national, global statistics on STD’s? (do not need exact numbers. Consider each STD we discussed and if it is endemic, epidemic, pandemic) Epidemiology and Surveillance *Review your Epidemiology and Surveillance assignment *Key Terms > Epidemiology These are the terms to know for this exam. However, there are many terms in this chapter and you will see them on your Community ATI test, so you should be studying ALL of the terms for that exam. Proportion Rate Risk Attack rate Morbidity Mortality Case fatality rate Incidence vs prevalence Descriptive epidemiology vs analytic epidemiology Types of studies > cohort, case control, cross sectional, ecological Key Terms > Surveillance Bioterrorism Uses of Public Health Surveillance What is the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System? Why was it created? Case definition Types of Surveillance > Passive, Active, Sentinel, Special Objectives of a disease investigation Steps in the investigation
