CPH 387 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cleve Jones, Progressive Tax, Violence Against Women Act
27 Apr 2017
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Study guide for exam 1 based on some of the lecture notes and assigned. Readings (not comprehensive of the exam material which includes material from all chapters/ lectures/posted slides as well as hyperlinks and d2l readings unless noted otherwise) Key definitions: epidemic, pandemic, morbidity, mortality; prevalence; incidence. Leading causes of death: among different groups, worldwide and in the us. The major advancements in medicine and science in the 20th century that shifted the balance of causes (infectious vs chronic disease) of mortality in developed nations. Role of blaming social groups, stigma and the influence of disease in shaping history. Infectious diseases with current and major worldwide toll. Origin: the first reported groups with aids in us and worldwide (especially 1981-1983) Trends in fatalities as compared to other major causes of death in the us (1987-2010), as well as its public health importance when the trends that also reflect degree of premature death are considered (cdc slides)
