University of Southern Maine
Epidemiology
Worksheet #3- 6 points
Due June 7, 2020
- Match the word to the example (1.2 point)
_____ Person A. Rate of cancer deaths each year for past 10 years
_____ Place B. Graphing date of illness onset for each case in an epidemic
____ Time C. Increases in meningitis during every dry season in West Africa
____ Cyclic patterns D. Leading causes of death by age group
_____ Longitudinal Data E. Mapping rate of people who smoke across the world
_____ Epidemic Curve F. Collecting health related data on the same children each year for 5 years to study diet
- Take the disease asthma. And answer the following (1.4 point):
- List 2 pieces of descriptive data to describe PERSON affected by asthma. (include data sources)
- List 1 piece of descriptive data to describe PLACE where asthma is occurring. (include data source)
- List 1 piece of descriptive data to describe TIME associated with asthma. (include data source)
- Using the data above, write a 3-4 sentence summary about asthma.
- Using the table below, calculate the following:
| Total people in the population 2000 (Standard Population) | 1,324,951 |
| Total number of live births | 12,873 |
| Total number of deaths for infants under age 1 year old | 24 |
| Total number of deaths of women due to pregnancy and/or birth | 19 |
- Calculate maternal mortality (0.5 points)
- Calculate infant mortality (0.5 points)
- Match the following type of data to the health indicator: (1.2 points)
- Demographic Data _____ Leading Causes of Death
- Socioeconomic Data _____ Number of poor air quality days in a year
- Mortality Data _____ Percent of high school students who binge drink
- Morbidity Data _____ Percent of population by race
- Health Risk/Behavior Data _____ Rate of COVID 19 cases in a population
- Environmental Health Data _____ Percent of people who completed high school
- List data sources for the following types of data: (1.2 points)
| Type of data | Data Source |
| Demographic Data | |
| Socioeconomic Data | |
| Mortality Data | |
| Morbidity Data | |
| Health Risk/Behavior Data | |
| Environmental Health Data |