Public Health Heroes
One of the founders of modern epidemiology, this person curtailed a cholera outbreak in Soho, London in 1854
John Snow
A graphic depiction (road map) that presents the shared relationships among the resources, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impact of a program
Logic model
AEA
American Evaluation Association
This measure of central location is not affected by a few extremely high or low observations and is therefore the best choice when data is skewed.
Median
The odds of getting TB are ___ times higher among those in the East wing than those in the West wing.
7.2
Odds ratio = ad / bc = (28 x 133) / (129 x 4) = 7.2
Ignaz Semmelweis
A type of indicator which measures whether the program is achieving the expected effects/changes
Outcome indicators
MTM
Medication-Therapy Management
A measure of the impact of premature mortality on a population, abbreviated as YPLL
Years of potential life lost
A physician who worked in the immigrant communities in New York City in the early 1900s to reduce infant mortality rates. Also known for tracking down Typhoid Mary.
Sara Josephine Baker
A type of indicator which measures the program's activities and outputs
Process indicators
COVID-19
COrona VIrus Disease (discovered in 2019)
A variable that influences both the dependent and independent variable
Confounder
The epidemiologist credited with devising the ring vaccination strategy that led to the eradication of smallpox
William "Bill" Foege
This is the first step in the CDC's Framework for Program Evaluation
Engage stakeholders
EBLCP
Evidence-Based Lifestyle Change Program
This famous pump was identified by John Snow as the source of the cholera outbreak in Soho, London in 1854
The Broad Street Pump
The mother of occupational epidemiology, this physician produced research that led to extensive industrial reforms to improve the health of industrial workers
Alice Hamilton
As described in the CDC's Framework for Program Evaluation, this evaluation standard ensures that an evaluation will be realistic, prudent, diplomatic, and frugal
Feasibility
ACO
Accountable Care Organization
These three components make up what is known as the "epidemiologic triad"
Host, agent, and environment