Chapter 1 Foundations of Epidemiology Objectives 1
- Activities in Epidemiology
- Role of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice
- Epidemics, Endemics, and Pandemics
- Case Concepts in Epidemiology
- The Epidemiology Triangle
- Some Disease Transmission Concepts
- Modes of Disease Transmission.
- Chain of Infection
- Advanced Triangle of Epidemiology
- Levels of Prevention
Chapter 2 Historic Developments in Epidemiology
- Hippocrates, the First Epidemiologist
- Disease Observations of Sydenham
- The Epidemiology of Scurvy
- Cowpox and Its Epidemiologic Connection to Smallpox
- Epidemiology of Childbed Fever in a Lying-in Hospital
- John Snow’s Investigation of Cholera in London
- Contribution of Pasteur and Koch to Epidemiology
- The Microscope and Its Contribution to Epidemiology
- John Graunt and Vital Statistics
- Ramazzini: Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
- Typhoid Mary
- Vitamins and the Cure of Nutritional Diseases .
- Beginning of Epidemiology in the United States
- Historical Development of Morbidity in Epidemiology .
- Framingham Heart Study
- Cigarette Smoking and Cancer
Chapter 3 Practical Disease Concepts in Epidemiology
- Fundamentals of Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases and
- Conditions
- Natural History of Disease
- Classifying Diseases
- Portals of Entry to the Human Body .
- Incubation Periods for Selected Infectious Diseases
- Later Stages of Infection
- Zoonoses
- International Classification of Diseases
- Notifiable Diseases in the United States
- Protecting Public Health through Immunization
- Herd Immunity
- Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
- Host-Related Control and Prevention
- Infection Control and Prevention Measures
- Changing Emphasis in Epidemiologic Studies
- Nutritional Deficiency Diseases and Disorders
- Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Health Goals in the United States for the Year 2010
Chapter 4 Design Strategies and Statistical Methods in Descriptive Epidemiology
- Descriptive Study Designs
- Types of Data
- Ratios, Proportions, and Rates
- Tables, Graphs, and Numerical Measures
- Measures of Statistical Association
- Chapter 5 Descriptive Epidemiology According to Person, Place, and Time
- Person
- Place
- Time Trends
- Evaluation
- Causal Insights
Chapter 6 General Health and Population Indicators
- Birth
- Mortality
- Types of Mortality Rates
- Infant Mortality
- Abortion Rate
- Maternal Mortality Rates
- Proportional Mortality Ratio
- Case Fatality Rate .
- Years of Potential Life Lost
Chapter 7 Design Strategies and Statistical Methods in Analytic Epidemiology Objectives
- Observational Epidemiologic Studies
- Case-Control Study Design
- Statistical Measures of Association
- Bias in Case-Control Studies
- Controlling for Bias in Case-Control Studies
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Double-Cohort Studies
- Selecting the Study Cohort
- Bias in Cohort Studies
- Controlling for Bias in Cohort Studies
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Cohort Studies
- Effect Modification
Chapter 8 Experimental Studies in Epidemiology .
- Randomization
- Blinding
- Nonrandomization
- Designing a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Selected Special Types of Randomized Study Designs
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trials
- Ethics in Experimental Research.
Chapter 9 Statistical and Causal Associations
- Causal Associations
- Hypothesis Development and Testing.
- Role of Bias
- Role of Confounding
- Factors in Causation of Disease
- Web of Causation
- Screening and Disease Detection
- Sensitivity and Specificity
Chapter 10 Field Epidemiology
- Conducting a Field Investigation
- Steps in Working Up a Food-borne Illness Investigation
- Basic Epidemiologic Questions
Chapter 11 Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- Risk Factors
- Noninfectious Diseases and Conditions: Webs of Causation
- Descriptive Examples of Noninfectious Diseases and Conditions in the
- United States
- Prevention and Control
- Priorities in Disease Prevention and Control
- Health Belief Model in Epidemiology
Appendix I Case Studies
- Case Study I Snow on Cholera
- Observations on Cholera
- Case Study Questions
