Epidemiology is the basic science of public health. It can be broadly defined as the study of the distributions and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the applications of this study to control of health problems.
Most diseases do not occur randomly in certain population but happen only as a result of cumulative effects of risk factors or determinants, which may be social, environmental, genetic, individual, etc.
Both medicine and epidemiology are concerned with occurrence, control, and prevention of diseases and promotion of health. However, direct health-care providers are concerned about the individual’s health, while epidemiologists are concerned about the health of the whole community.
At the MOVHD, the objectives of the epidemiology division are:
1- To continue our surveillance activities of infectious diseases coupled with effective preventive strategies that may include immunization, education, assurance of clean water and proper food preparation techniques, etc.
2- To continue to monitor and study public health problems in our community, such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, alcohol and tobacco abuse, and environmental exposures.
3- To be prepared to respond to emergent events that threaten the health and safety of our citizens, such as newly emergent infections, terrorist acts, or natural disasters.
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