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Question		Answer
what is public health start learning		goal is to protect promote and restore health and reduce the premature death. the government helps with health. they intervene to make sure everyone's okay. prevention efforts, health programs and behaviors that prevent illness
epidemiology start learning		the study of the history of a disease and its distribution throughout Society
surveillance start learning		The Continuous search for documentation of disease in public health
leper colonies start learning		a place they quarantined people who had leprosy
Lemuel Shattuck start learning		published the report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts. later became the blueprint for Public Health Systems
what are the traditional roles of Public Health start learning		to enforce Public Safety for everyone around them
what does prevalence mean start learning		total number of infected / affected people over time
what does incidence mean start learning		number of new cases of a disease or event. (ex). car accident
what does morbidity measure start learning		number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time
what does mortality measure start learning		the number of people who have died from a given disease
what is the CDC fed agency monitoring and fighting start learning		monitor disease and help prevent outbreaks / fight disease

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