Review For Remediation Assessment #1 NOV 16, 2009 Epidemiology 4-8 questions Communicable Disease 2-4 questions Environmental Health/ Occupational Health 2-4 questions

Environmental Health Define, Compare & Contrast: “greenhouse effect,” “Hole in the ozone layer.” State theories related to etiology of each. Carbon dioxide; chlorofluorocarbons Discuss Radon Gas: What it causes, how it can be eliminated Discuss ‘Housing’ : Problems as they relate to housing & environmental health threats Environmental Health Problems in the Workplace: Immediate effects, delayed effects, chronic effects, transgenerational effects

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary You have to know these! Apply them to environmental, epidemiology, communicable disease, occupational health, etc…!

Communicable Disease Immunization guidelines for elders

Epidemiology / Communicable Disease Define, Compare & Contrast: Endemic, Epidemic, & Pandemic Define, Compare & Contrast: Agent, Host, Chain-of- Infection, Vector, Fomite, HERD IMMUNITY Define, Compare & Contrast: Incidence, Prevalence; incidence rate, prevalence rate. Define, Compare & Contrast: The Two general types of epidemiology: ANALYTIC EPIDEMIOLOGY & DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY History of Epidemiology: Dr. John Snow, cholera, and the Broad Street Pump Define, Compare & Contrast: Epidemiologic Triangle & Web of Causation. Know the factors (variables involved) related to the Epidemiologic Triangle (Agent, Host, Environment). Define, Compare & Contrast: Modifiable Risk Factors; Non- modifiable Risk Factors.