What This Document Is
This document is a study guide created for Chamberlain University’s NR 503 Epidemiology course, specifically covering material from Weeks 1-4 of the Autumn 2020 semester. It’s designed as a review resource to aid in understanding key epidemiological concepts and terminology. The guide presents definitions and brief explanations of core principles within the field of public health.
Why This Document Matters
This study guide is valuable for students enrolled in NR 503 Epidemiology who are preparing for quizzes, exams, or seeking to reinforce their understanding of foundational concepts. It’s most useful when used *in conjunction with* course lectures, readings, and other learning materials. It exists to consolidate essential terms and ideas for efficient review.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This study guide provides definitions and brief overviews, but it does *not* offer in-depth explanations, practical applications, or detailed case studies. It is not a substitute for comprehensive study of the course material. Users will still need to engage with the full curriculum to develop a complete understanding of epidemiology. This preview does not include all questions and answers from the full guide.
What This Document Provides
The full study guide includes definitions and explanations for the following terms: Epidemiology, Population Health, Outcome, Aggregate, Community, Data, Prevalence, Incidence, Surveillance, High-risk, Morbidity, Mortality, Primary care, Secondary Care, Tertiary care, Health care provision, Social Justice Theory, Vital statistics, Interprofessional collaboration, Healthy people 2020, Determinants of Health, Risk analysis, Campaign for Action, Likelihood ratio, Internal Validity, External Validity, Probability, Reliability, Gold Standard, Risk factor, Absolute risk, Relative risk, Odds ratio, Attributable risk, Incidence rate, Prevalence rate, Continuous variable screening, and Two stage testing.
This preview only includes a selection of these terms. The complete document offers a concentrated review of essential epidemiological vocabulary.
