Epidemiology Case ScenarioSubscribe

As you’ve learned through your assigned readings, epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations and the application of this knowledge to improving the health of communities.  Visit the following website and participate in the Watersedge Outbreak activity before answering the following:  Outbreak at Watersedge

What caused the Watersedge Outbreak?  How did the public health team investigate the outbreak? For this week’s discussion, examine an outbreak in history from an epidemiology and public health standpoint. If this outbreak occurred in your community, what would be the plan from a public health standpoint?  Who would be involved?  What would be your primary role as a public health nurse?