Topic 1: Complete the required Readings before posting to this Discussion. Analyzing specific examples in the text from Chapters, 7, 8 and 9, explain how types of epidemiological studies impact knowledge of diagnosis, prognosis or clinical treatment. Be sure to use vocabulary that demonstrate your understanding of epidemiological terms..

Reading Resources

Required Activities

In Clinical Epidemiology, read:

Chapter 7: ?iagnosis·/p>

Chapter 8: ?rognosis·/p>

Chapter 9: ?reatment·/p>

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. Solve the outbreak. Disease detective. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/mobile/applications/sto/web-app.html

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2017). Partnering to heal. Retrieved from https://health.gov/hcq/training-partnering-to-heal.asp

Course Web Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ]. (2014). Guide to clinical preventive services. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/guide/index.html
• Centers for Disease control and Prevention [CDC]. (2014). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. An Introduction to applied epidemiology and biostatistics. (3rd ed.). Glossary. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/OPHSS/CSELS/DSEPD/SS1978/Glossary.html
• Department of Health and Human Services. (2014). Leading health indicators. Retrieved from http://healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/default.aspx
• Healthy People 2020. (2016). Topics and objectives. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives

Course PDF Web Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2014). Principles of epidemiology in public health practice. An Introduction to applied epidemiology and biostatistics. (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/ophss/csels/dsepd/ss1978/ss1978.pdf
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. (2014). Recommendations of the US preventive task force. Retrieved from https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/guide2012/guide-clinical-preventive-services.pdf