1. With example discuss the differences and similarities between disaster, crisis, and emergency. Support your answer with examples.
2. Discuss the role of public health interventions in addressing communicable diseases during humanitarian crises.
Lecture 1: Introduction to Epidemiology
Lecture 1: Introduction to Epidemiology
Dankmar Bo?hning
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Reading, UK
Summer School in Cesme, May/June 2011
Lecture 1: Introduction to Epidemiology
Outline
What is Epidemiology?
Epidemiology is the study of the determinants, distribution, and
frequency of disease (who gets the disease and why)
I
I epidemiologists study sick people
I epidemiologists study healthy people
I to determine the crucial difference between those who get the
disease and those who are spared
I
I epidemiologists study exposed people
I epidemiologists study non-exposed people
I to determine the crucial effect of the exposure
Lecture 1: Introduction to Epidemiology
Outline
What is Epidemiology? Last’s dictionary gives a
detailed definition:
The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related
states or events in specified populations, and the application of this
study to control of health problems.
Lecture 1: Introduction to Epidemiology
Outline
Uses of Epidemiology
I to determine, describe, and report on the natural course of
disease, disability, injury, and death
I to aid in the planning and development of health services and
programs