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What is the formula to find the RR? |
RR = R(exposed)/R(unexposed) = Incidence exposed/incidence unexposed = (a/a+b)/(c/c+d)
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When do you use RR? |
In cohort studies or when comparing two groups |
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What is the formula for OR? |
ad/bc |
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When do you use OR? |
•The ratio of the odds of an eventoccurring in one group to the odds of it occurring in another group.
• Usually use itwhen the disease is very rare. Whendiseases are rare, the OR very closely approximates the RR. |
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Attributable Risk |
Incidence of exposed - incidence of unexposed |
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What is the formula for Cumulative Incidence |
# new cases in interval/# at risk at beginning of interval |
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What is the formula for prevalence? |
existing cases/total population |
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How do you calculate attack rate? |
# sick/ # at risk |
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How do you calculate PAR? |
(Ie-In)/In |
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Describe differences between managers and leaders. |
Leaders make the vision for the organization; managers execute it. Leaders chart the future for an org; managers make the road map. Leaders inspire; managers take charge of day to day operations. Keep informed of progress; take care of employees directly |
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Define the Civil Rights Act |
The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 and signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson. The CRA mandated that segregation was not lawful in general public. It removed barriers for voting rights, attending schools, and outlawed discrimination based on sex, race, religious beliefs and national origin. |
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Define the Age Discrimination in Employment Act |
This act was passed in 1967 to outlaw discrimination of workers based on their age. The law was put in place to employ all people based on their abilities and not their age. It was also made illegal to segregate employees based on age, pay a lower wage or classify an employee based only on age. It also outlawed labor unions from denying membership to people passed on their age. |
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Americans with Disabilities Act |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. The ADA covers employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies and to labor organizations.
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What is that Equal Employment Opportunity Commission? |
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
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What are the steps for the Health Belief Model? |
Perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cue to action, self-efficacy |
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What does the Health Belief Model focus on? |
It focuses on the beliefs people have about their risks concerning their health and their ability to reduce risks to positively affect their health. |
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Social Cognitive Theory focuses on what main points? |
The Social Cognitive Theory primarily focuses on how certain factor's in one's life will impact other areas. It focuses on: self efficacy, goals, and outcome expectancy. |
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What are the four constructs of the Transtheoretical Model? |
Stages of change, decision balance, self efficacy, and processes of change. |
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What do stages make up the Stages of Change in the Transtheoretical model? |
Precontemplation no plan to start within 6 months Contemplation plan to start within 6 months Preparation plan to start in next 30 days Action change of behavior in 6 or less months Maintenance maintaining the behavioral change for more than 6 months. |
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What is a mission statement? |
A mission statement explains the reason for the organization/business and what it stands for. |
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What is a vision statement? |
A mission statement explains the company’s (or department’s) reason for existence. It describes the company (or department), what it does and its overall intention. The mission statement supports the vision and serves to communicate purpose and direction to employees, customers, vendors and other stakeholders. An effective vision statement is inspirational and invoke aspiration. It creates a mental image of the future state that the organization wishes to achieve. A vision statement should challenge and inspire employees. |
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What is the difference between a goal and an objective? |
A broad statement about the long-termexpectation of what should happen as aresult of your program (the desired result).Serves as the foundation for developingyour program objectives. Statements describing the results to beachieved, and the manner in which theywill be achieved. You usually need multipleobjectives to address a single goal. |
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What does the PRECEDE portion of PRECEDE/PROCEED stand for? |
PRECEDE (Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation) provide the structure for analyzing and planning the development of targeted and focused public health programs.
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What makes an objective SMART? |
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Meaningful, and Time Specific |
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What does the PROCEED portion of PRECEDE/PROCEED stand for?
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(Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development) assists with the implementation and evaluation of these programs.
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What test do you use for a Continuous outcome variable, one sample group |
Z= Xbar- µ0
s/sqrt(n) |
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What are the 10 Essential Services of Public Health |
Monitor health Diagnose and investigate Inform, Educate and Empower People Mobilize community partnerships Develop policies and plans Enforce Laws and Regulations Link People to Needed Personal Health Services Assure a competent public workforce Evaluate effectiveness of health based services Research for new insights and solutions |
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What are the steps of a risk assessment? |
Hazard Identification- Does the exposure to hazard cause specific adverse effect? Dose Response Exposure Assessment- assess the level of exposure to the hazard Risk characterization- describe the risk to the population |
