What Is Epidemiology in Public Health?

1. Analytical/Assessment Skills

1A2. Describes the characteristics of a population-based health problem

1A3. Uses variables that measure public health conditions

1A4. Uses methods and instruments for collecting valid and reliable quantitative and qualitative data

1. Model Leadership

1.1 Solve problems under emergency conditions

2. Communicate and Manage Information

2.1 Manage information related to an emergency

2.3 Report information potentially relevant to the identification and control of an emergency through the chain of command

3. Plan for and Improve Practice

3.2 Contribute expertise to the development of emergency plans

Capability 13: Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation

Function 1: Conduct public health surveillance and detection

Function 2: Conduct public health and epidemiological investigations

Function 3: Recommend, monitor, and analyze mitigation actions

Function 4: Improve public health surveillance and epidemiological investigation systems