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Mind Map #5 - Coggle Diagram
Mind Map #5
how to describe a health problem
burden of disease
morbidity
mortality
course of a disease
distribution of disease
contributory cause
relies on epidemiological research studies
three definitive requirements
cause is associated with the effect at the individual level
cause precedes the effect in time
altering the cause alters the effect
three basic types of investigations
case-control studies
most useful for establishing 1st requirement
cohort studies
most useful for establishing 2nd requirement
randomized controlled trials
most useful for establishing 3rd requirement
randomization
necessary cause and sufficient cause
Group association
established by investigators
population comparisons
existence does not ensure that a cause-and-effect relationship exists
confounding variable
P.E.R.I.E process
framework for defining, analyzing, and addressing a wide range of public health issues
cycle is circular
current infrastructure of US healthcare's electronic data
medical provider's health insurance billing, internal organizational management, and regulatory operating
attempts to integrate clinical and public data
1st is electronic health records (EHR)
public health informatics
"the systematic application of information, computer science, and technology to public health practice, research, and learning"