M07SHC Introduction to Epidemiology

M07SHCIntroduction to EpidemiologyDr Colin ThunhurstPrincipal Lecturer Public HealthLead Applied Research Group in Public HealthDepartment of Nursing Midwifery and HealthcareFaculty of Health and Life Sciences

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2EpidemiologyThe study of the distribution and determinants of disease, other health related states and events in specified populations, and the application of this studyto the control of health problems

3To understand the causes of ill health

To understand the natural history of ill-health

To describe the health status of populations

To evaluate health care and health promoting intervention

Uses of Epidemiology

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Dr John Snow (1813 1858) was the first person to link cholera with water supply. His research, and subsequent action in disabling a Soho water pump, helped end the massive King Cholera outbreak of 1854

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http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/snowmap1_1854_lge.htm

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