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EPIDEMIOLOGY is the study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare.
Resources
- CDC Epi Info Software Tools
Epi Info™ is a public domain suite of interoperable software tools designed for the global community of public health practitioners and researchers. It provides for easy data entry form and database construction, a customized data entry experience, and data analyses with epidemiologic statistics, maps, and graphs for public health professionals who may lack an information technology background. - CDC Population Health Training
This page provides information, resources, and a link to training opportunities. - CDC Vital Signs
Vital Signs reports cover an important health threat and what can be done to drive down the disease. Past topics have included cancer screening, alcohol and tobacco use, HIV testing, motor vehicle safety, cardiovascular disease, healthcare-associated infections, and foodborne disease. - RCHN Community Health Foundation – Population Health Resources
Includes resources and tools identified throughout their learning collaborative and are presented here in the spirit of collaboration and expanding general knowledge. The resources are grouped to reflect major categories – Environmental Drivers, Steps to Population Health, and Process Outcomes – that are relevant for all health center population health management work regardless of the target population identified for interventions.
Journals of Interest
- American Journal of Epidemiology Indexed in PubMed
- Annals of Epidemiology Indexed in PubMed
- Cancer Causes and Control Indexed in PubMed
- Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention Indexed in PubMed
- Epidemiologic Reviews Indexed in PubMed
- Epidemiology Indexed in PubMed
- International Journal of Epidemiology Indexed in PubMed
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Indexed in PubMed
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Indexed in PubMed
- Lancet Infectious Diseases Indexed in PubMed
CDC views POPULATION HEALTH as an interdisciplinary, customizable approach that allows health departments to connect practice to policy for change to happen locally.This approach utilizes non-traditional partnerships among different sectors of the community – public health, industry, academia, health care, local government entities, etc. – to achieve positive health outcomes.
Population Health Search Strategies
Click on the canned searches below. In PubMed, you can modify these search strategies by focusing on a specific demographic or geographical location.
- Health Disparities: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/queries/health_disparities_details.html
- Population Health: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/queries/population_health_strategy.html
This resource provides pre-formulated PubMed search strategies!
New Jersey Resources
- NJ Health – Population Health
The Office of Population Health is focused on improving health outcomes for New Jersey residents at all life stages. Core activities are to use data to drive measurable health improvements, identify and target vulnerable populations for interventions, to eliminate health disparities, and promote collaboration across sectors to develop health in policies, and achieve health equity. - Healthy New Jersey 2030
Every decade, the Healthy New Jersey initiative develops a new set of evidence-based, 10-year objectives with the goal of improving the health of all New Jerseyans. The development of Healthy New Jersey 2030 (HNJ2030) includes establishing a framework for the initiative, determining topic areas to organize the project, identifying new objectives, setting targets values, and implementing action plans to achieve those targets by the end of the decade.