Epidemiology of Health Promotion

Epidemiology of Health Promotion

Read the required readings. Fletcher, R. H., Fletcher, S. W., & Fletcher, G.S. Clinical Epidemiology: the Essentials (5th ed.). , Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer| Lippincott williams & Wilkins. read:

Chapter 10: “Prevention”

Chapter 11: “Chance”

Chapter 12: “Cause”

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2012a). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. Epidemiological Core Functions: Lesson 1. Section 4. (3rd. ed.). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/ophss/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section4.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2012b). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. Epidemiological Core Functions: Lesson 1. Section 8. (3rd. ed.). https://www.cdc.gov/ophss/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section8.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC].(2016). Behavioral risk factor surveillance system. Retreived from https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (n.d.) 1991-2015 High school youth risk behavior survey Data. Retrieved from https://nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Default.aspx

Course Web Resources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ]. (2014). Guide to clinical preventive services. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/guide/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2014). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. An Introduction to applied epidemiology and biostatistics. (3rd ed.). Glossary. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/OPHSS/CSELS/DSEPD/SS1978/Glossary.html
Department of Health and Human Services. (2014). Leading health indicators. Retrieved from http://healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/default.aspx
Healthy People 2020. (2016). Topics and objectives. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives

Course PDF Web Resources

Centers for Disease control and Prevention [CDC]. (2014). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. An Introduction to applied epidemiology and biostatistics. (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/ophss/csels/dsepd/ss1978/ss1978.pdf
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. (2014). Recommendations of the US preventive task force. Retrieved from https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/guide2012/guide-clinical-preventive-services.pdf Define the core functions of epidemiology. Select one of the epidemiologic core functions and provide an example of the how the core function might be demonstrated in clinical practice by a masters prepared registered nurse. Can you relate this or one of the other functions to an example or content in your text readings?

Please use these references.