Answer 2 for PUB 540 Discuss three of the seven uses and applications of epidemiology

The late Jerry Morris articulated the seven uses of epidemiology. The broad overview touches many aspects as it pertains to the health sciences. Epidemiology is a methodology used to find the cause of health outcomes and diseases within populations. Through the use of “The Seven Uses of Epidemiology” we are able to ask some questions in medicine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events among a specified population.

Seven Uses of Epidemiology:

1.) Study history of health populations. 2) Diagnose the health of the community. 3.) Study the effectiveness of health services. 4.) Individual risks on average of diseases 5.) Identify syndromes 6.) Define clinical picture of disease and nature of history 7.) Viewing experiences amongst groups and search for the cause of health and diseases.

Examining 3 out 7 Uses of Epidemiology:

The study of history of health population’s look at the secular trends as it relates to illness that causes mortality that afflict humanity. It has been noted that there has been a shifter from the beginning of modern medicine to present day. Simply chronic conditions have begun to replace acute diseases. In historical study of health, the community and the rise and fall of disease in the population are examined and useful projections into the future are often determined. The Study of working health services begins by determine the needs, resources, and then proceeds to an analysis of the health service in action. These studies can be comparative between various populations. Lastly, the search for causes of health and disease, looks for discovery amongst groups with high and low rates. Examining the differences in ways of living, and testing notions in actual practice amongst populations. Lastly, observing the individual risk on average of disease is done from the common experience. Looking at the individual’s chance and risk. What makes the susceptible or places at a higher risk of contraction.

References:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016, June 17). What is epidemiology? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved April 27, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/careerpaths/k12teacherroadmap/epidemiology.html

Friis, R.H. & Sellers, T.A. (2021). Epidemiology for public health practice (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Smith, G. D. (2001). The uses of ‘uses of epidemiology’. International Journal of Epidemiology, 30(5), 1146–1155. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/30.5.1146