Descriptive Epidemiology
Supporting Lecture:
Review the following lecture:

Knowing Your Population
THIS WEEK’ S project is to write the descriptive epidemiology section of your final capstone paper. You will use incidence and prevalence data about your public health problem, in your population, to give a “big picture” overview of the issue.

Create a 3-4 page report addressing:

Person: Who is affected by your public health problem? What is the distribution of the issue based on age/ sex/ race/ other relevant factors?
Place: Does the magnitude of your public health problem vary according to region, rural vs. urban residence, or other geographical factors?
Time: Is your public health problem getting worse over time? Is it staying the same or getting better? Does this vary by population group or place? Give a history of the issue.