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Define epidemiology.
Identify five objectives of epidemiology.
Identify and explain three subspecialties within epidemiology.
The study and analysis of the distribution and determinants of health and disease conditions in a particular defined population are termed Epidemiology. It is the cornerstone of public health as by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive health care it shapes; policy decisions and evidence-based practice.
The objectives of epidemiology include the following:
Three subspecialties within epidemiology
Cancer epidemiology studying cancer from an epidemiological perspective
Communicable disease epidemiology studying infectious diseases from an epidemiological perspective
Veterinary epidemiology studying diseases in animals from an epidemiological perspective