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Name: Dr. Robert Friis
Job: Chair, Health Sciences Department, California State University, Long Beach
Summary: Dr. Robert Friis is the Chair of the Department of Health Science at California State University, Long Beach and the Past President of the Southern California Public Health Association. He is a member of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and the American Public Health Association and has received numerous awards.
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 Epidemiology Basics 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What is epidemiology? 
  3. What is the basic premise of epidemiology? 
  4. What are the two branches of epidemiology? 
  5. What are the most common uses of epidemiology? 
  6. What are the main components of epidemiology? 
  7. Why is epidemiology considered an interdisciplinary field? 
  8. What are the scientific foundations of epidemiology? 
  9. What are the most common methods epidemiologists use to study disease? 
  10. How does epidemiology approach the study of diseases within a population? 
  11. What are the most common variables used to evaluate my community's health? 
  12. Do clinical descriptions of disease differ from epidemiological descriptions of disease? 
  13. Which sources of data do epidemiologists draw upon? 
 Epidemiology Definitions 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What is 'population medicine'? 
  3. What do epidemiologists mean by the term 'determinants'? 
  4. What do epidemiologists mean by the term 'distribution'? 
  5. What do epidemiologists mean by the term 'population'? 
  6. What do epidemiologists mean by the term 'population at risk'? 
  7. What do epidemiologists mean by the term 'morbidity'? 
  8. What do epidemiologists mean by the term 'mortality'? 
  9. What is 'biostatistics'? 
  10. What does 'etiology' mean? 
  11. What's the difference between 'incidence' and 'prevalence'? 
  12. What's the difference between a 'disease rate' and 'disease proportion'? 
 Epidemiological Study Of Disease 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What is an 'observational study'? 
  3. What do epidemiologists mean by the term 'natural experiments'? 
  4. What is a 'cohort study'? 
  5. Why do epidemiologists use cohort studies? 
  6. What are the drawbacks of cohort studies? 
  7. What is a 'case-control' study? 
  8. Why do epidemiologists use case-controlled studies? 
  9. What are the drawbacks of case-control studies? 
  10. What is an 'ecologic study'? 
  11. Why do epidemiologists use ecological studies? 
  12. What is a 'cross-sectional' study? 
  13. Why do epidemiologists use cross-sectional studies? 
  14. What is an 'occupational epidemiological study'? 
  15. Why do epidemiologists use occupational studies? 
 Epidemiology And Disease Prevention 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. Which kinds of diseases do epidemiologists study? 
  3. What is epidemiological 'primary prevention' of disease? 
  4. What is epidemiological 'secondary prevention' of disease? 
  5. What is epidemiological 'tertiary prevention' of disease? 
 Epidemiological Improvement Of Public Health 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What are the most common practical applications of epidemiology? 
  3. How is epidemiology used to create or change public health laws? 
  4. How do epidemiologists discover the causes of disease? 
  5. What are the most common professions for epidemiologists? 
  6. What is a 'public health officer'? 
 Epidemiological Heroes And Landmark Studies 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What are the origins of epidemiology? 
  3. Who is John Snow? 
  4. How did John Snow impact epidemiology? 
  5. Who was John Graunt? 
  6. How did John Graunt change epidemiology? 
  7. What is the 'British Doctors Study'? 
  8. What is the 'Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program' or 'SEER Program'? 
  9. What is the 'Health and Nutrition Examination Survey' or 'HANES'? 
  10. What is the 'Framingham Heart Study'? 
 Stopping An Epidemic Before It Starts 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What is 'surveillance epidemiology'? 
  3. What is the goal of surveillance epidemiology? 
  4. What's an example of a recent significant outbreak of a disease? 
  5. What does the term 'epidemiologic triangle' mean? 
  6. What is the epidemic threshold for a disease? 
  7. Who has the authority to intervene in a dangerous disease outbreak? 
 Epidemiological Research Of Public Health 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What is 'descriptive epidemiology'? 
  3. What is a 'descriptive epidemiological study'? 
  4. What are the objectives of descriptive epidemiology? 
  5. What's the difference between descriptive and analytic epidemiology? 
  6. Which characteristics determine my susceptibility to a disease? 
  7. How important is my sex in determining my susceptibility to disease? 
  8. How important is my marital status in determining my susceptibility to disease? 
  9. How important is my race in determining my susceptibility to disease? 
  10. Why is race a factor in susceptibility to disease? 
  11. Does my socioeconomic status determine my susceptibility to disease? 
  12. Does my religion determine my susceptibility to disease? 
  13. What are some good examples of descriptive epidemiology at work? 
 Epidemiological Specialties 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What is 'risk factor epidemiology'? 
  3. What is 'clinical epidemiology'? 
  4. What is 'molecular epidemiology'? 
  5. What is infectious diseases epidemiology? 
  6. What is 'genetic epidemiology'? 
  7. How is epidemiology applied to global health problems? 
  8. What is 'psychiatric epidemiology'? 
  9. What is 'behavioral epidemiology'? 
  10. What is 'social epidemiology'? 
 Epidemiology And Today's Deadliest Diseases 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What is an 'epidemic'? 
  3. What is a 'pandemic'? 
  4. What are the top three causes of death in the US? 
  5. What's the most common form of cancer in the US? 
  6. Are the causes of death in the US different from the rest of the world? 
  7. Which country in the world has the highest life expectancy? 
  8. Where does the US rank in the world in terms of life expectancy? 
  9. Which diseases are of the highest concern to epidemiologists today? 
  10. What is the 'influenza virus' or 'the flu'? 
  11. How do epidemiologists keep track of the flu? 
 Epidemiology And Bioterrorism 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What is 'bioterrorism'? 
  3. How are epidemiologists helping to fight against bioterrorism? 
  4. How does epidemiology determine the difference between a naturally occurring disease and a bioterrorist attack? 
  5. How does epidemiology propose to manage a bioterrorist attack? 
  6. What are the most likely biological agents to be used as weapons? 
 Disease Control 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What's the best way to keep myself informed about the latest threats to my health? 
  3. How do epidemiologists control disease? 
  4. What are the 'Centers For Disease Control' or the 'CDC'? 
  5. What is the 'World Health Organization' or 'WHO'? 
  6. What is the 'Epidemiologic Intelligence Service' or 'EIS'? 
  7. To what extent is epidemiology focused on infectious disease? 
  8. To what extent does epidemiology focus on non-infectious diseases? 
  9. Has the HIPAA privacy law affected epidemiological research? 
 Avoiding Health Threats 
  1. Dr. Robert Friis
  2. What's the best way to keep myself informed about the latest threats to my health? 
  3. What's the best way to inform myself about the most significant threats to my health? 
  4. What are some good ways to prevent getting an infectious disease? 
  5. What are some of the diseases epidemiologists foresee as being the biggest threats in the future? 

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