BHAN435 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ignaz Semmelweis, Biostatistics, Cardiovascular Disease

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Behavioral Health & Nutrition
• Course: BHAN435
• Professor: Dominick Gregory

Document Summary

Physical activity epidemiology and indicators of health and fitness: what is public health, multidisciplinary study of factors that influence population health outcomes. Incidence: the proportion of new cases of a disease or illness that occur within a specified period of time. Morbidity: sate of physical or psychological illness or distress. Mortality: deaths (specific to a disease or illness) that occur in a given population in a specified time period: national health surveillance systems, population health surveys. Identify priority health issues and risk groups: socio-demographic risk factors. Latina women are least active in the us: psychosocial & behavioral influences, development of health promotion programs, efficacy studies. Self efficacy: confidence to engage in behavior: effectiveness studies. Evaluate generalizability of programs: leading causes of death in the us, 1. Accidents: physical inactivity is the leading 4th cause of global mortality. Ticket collectors were less likely to suffer from heart disease compared to conductors who sat all day.