PHLT 301 Griffith Final

qualitative data

descriptive, observable, you can see/hear it

example of qualitative data

gender, race/ethnicity, education level

quantitative data

numerical; measure of something

example of numerical data

age, income, date of birth

numerical discrete data

specific value; whole numbers

example of numerical discrete data

number of students in a class

numerical continuous data

value within a range; doesn't have to be a range

example of numerical continuous data

grades, weight, height

categorical data

labels or names used to identify categories of like items

binomial categorical data

choice between two

example of binomial categorical data

true/false, yes/no

nominal categorical data

no implicit rank or order

example of nominal categorical data

eye color, city name

ordinal categorical data

implicit rank or order

example of ordinal categorical data

education level, level of agreement

primary prevention

efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring

example of primary prevention

washing hands; healthy eating

secondary prevention

risk factors present; action starts to get taken

example of secondary prevention

mammograms; quarantine

tertiary prevention

already had the bad outcome, now in rehabilitation

example of tertiary prevention

chemotherapy

global information system (GIS)

computer-based tools used to visualize, analyze, and interpret geographic data

example of GIS

mapping disease outbreak in a region to locate the source of infection

what does emergency preparedness look like in Texas

ESF-8 (Emergency Support Function 8),Texas Disaster Medical System, and Texas Task Force One; respond to events like hurricanes, wildfires, and the fertilizer plant explosion

emergency resource coordination

stand up operation, response and recovery units, contract staffing agencies and deployable teams, equipment and materials

how to prepare for disaster

evacuation plans, community emergency response teams, stockpiling food and supplies, remembering vulnerable populations, exercises

tabletop exercise

a discussion‐based exercise where personnel discuss their roles during an emergency and their responses to a particular emergency situation

example of a tabletop exercise

discussing how to respond to an active shooter on campus

functional exercise

exercise that allows personnel to validate plans and readiness by performing their duties in a simulated operational environment

example of a functional exercise

drive-through flu shot clinic

full-scale exercise

exercise for public health, law enforcement, and communities all to participate in

example of a full-scale exercise

Disaster Day

social network analysis

analysis of the pattern of social interactions among individuals

example of social network analysis

syphilis outbreak in Georgia from high school student sex parties

node

person, object, or group to be linked

link

nature of the reationship

6 degrees of separation

notion that everyone in the world is separated from all other individuals by at most 6 additional nodes in a social network

main contributing factor in 6 degrees of separation

random acquaintances more than clustering

things to remember about social network analysis

often the larger circles mean more connections and the thicker lines mean stronger connections

descriptive epidemiology

patterns and distribution; focus on person, place, and time

example of descriptive epidemiology

incidence of salmonella by age group

analytical epidemiology

hypothesis testing using specialized knowledge and determinants of health

example of analytical epidemiology

comparing health of tobacco users and non-tobacco users

public health ethics

the principles and values that help guide actions designed to promote health and prevent injury and disease in the population

example of public health ethics

anti-vaccine movement is battle between personal beliefs and the good of the population

public health law

give authority to take action, but don't always say how to take action; don't need to follow ethics because ethics are subjective

example of public health law

legal authority to quarantine Typhoid Mary because she was endangering the general public