Topic 1: Epidemiology of Health Promotion Read the required readings

Topic 1: Epidemiology of Health Promotion

Read the required readings. 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?

Unit 6 Reading Assignments

In Clinical Epidemiology, 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/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson2/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/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson2/section8.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2016). Behavioral risk factor surveillance system. Retrieved 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

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/csels/dsepd/ss1978/index.html

? Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Leading health indicators. Retrieved from http://healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/default.aspx

? Healthy People 2020. (2018). Topics and objectives. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives

? United States Preventive Services. (2018, March). USPSTF A and B recommendations. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/uspstf-a-and-b-recommendations/

TEXTBOOK INFORMATION MediaType: Physical Title: Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials Edition: 5th (2012) Author: Fletcher, Robert and Fletcher, Suzanne Publisher: Lippincott Book ISBN: 978-1451144475 Ebook ISBN: MediaType: Physical Title: Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span Edition: 9th (2017) Author: Edelman, Kudzma and Mandle Publisher: Mosby Book ISBN: 978-0-323416733 Ebook ISBN: