Overview: For this activity, you will identify the core functions of epidemiology and provide an example of each. Before you begin writing your paper, complete the following tasks:
Read the Core Epidemiologic Functions section of Principles of Epidemiology (http://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/undergraduate/ihp/ihp330/ihp330_cdc_principles_of_epidemiology.pdf) (pp. 27-32).
Prompt: Write a short paper that includes the following critical elements:
Define each of the following six core functions of epidemiology:
- Public health surveillance
- Field investigation
- Analytic studies
- Evaluation
- Linkages
- Policy development
Explain how each function plays a role in the fields of (1) epidemiology and (2) public health.