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| What are three statistics that can be derived from the vital registration system? |
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-natality (birth)
-mortality (death)
-morbidity (disease)
*aspects of the human condition |
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| What are 4 major uses of data compiled about public health? |
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Definition
-the 'vital signs' of public health
-asses the health of a community (birth and death, infant mortality, life expectancy, other chronic dxs)
-assists with planning health care policies
-raw material for research |
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| Under what federal HHS agency is the nation's health statistics agency located? |
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Definition
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| All births and deaths are recorded and reported to local _________/_________ and to the state office of ________/________ |
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Definition
health departments
vital statistics |
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Term
| Are reports of vital even stats further reported to the national center for health statistics? |
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Definition
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| Since in most developed countries most births and deaths are routinely reported, mortality and natality data are nearly complete. What are some limitations of natality data? (3) |
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Definition
-mother's recall of events during pregnancy may be inaccurate (ex: length of prenatal care)
-conditions that affect the neonate may not be present at birth
-reporting of fetal deaths |
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Term
| How many causes of death can be listed on a death certificate? |
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Definition
-the main cause and then two additional or contributing causes
*the existing diseases and conditions at the time of death may hold as much epidemiological value as the listed cause of death |
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| What are 3 limitations of mortality data? |
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Definition
-certification of cause of death (for ex: in an elderly person with chronic illness, exact cause of death may be unclear-- underlying cause vs. immediate cause)
-lack of standardization of diagnostic criteria (not all have autopsy)
-stigma associated with certain diseases (for ex, AIDS may lead to inaccurate reporting) |
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Term
| Give three examples of infectious and communicable diseases that endanger a population and are required to be reported by health care providers |
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Definition
-STDs
-Measles
-Foodborne illness |
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| What are 3 limitations of reportable disease stats? |
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Definition
-possible incompleteness of population coverage (ex: asymptomatic persons would not seek treatment)
-failure of physician to fill out required forms
-unwillingness to report cases that carry a social stigma |
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Term
| What is a disease registry and what are 2 uses for it? |
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Definition
-a centralized database for collection of data about a disease (coding algorithms are used to maintain patient confidentiality)
-Applications: patient tracking and provides info about trends in incidence, mortality, and survival |
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Term
| What are 3 deficiencies of hospital data? |
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Definition
-not representative of any specific population
-different information collected on each patient
-settings may differ according to social class of patients (e.g. specialized clinics, ER's) |
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Term
| The census serves as a data for most public health data, give 4 examples. What are 3 examples of stats tracked by the American Community Survey ? |
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Definition
Census: age, race, sex, ethnicity
ACS: education, housing, health insurance |
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Term
| Common indices are typically related to ________ and _______ bc such data has been more readily available than __________ data |
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Definition
births and deaths
morbidity |
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Term
| Common indices are often expressed as __________/________ |
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