Methods in Field Epidemiology

This unique guidebook covers all aspects of practical field epidemiologic investigation. It explains the requirements, defines terms, and illustrates many examples of how to undertake the tasks of the public health epidemiologist during a field investigation. Unlike other texts of its kind, it breaks down each function of field epidemiology to its constituent parts and thoroughly answers questions related to them.Topics include: public health surveillance; qualifying a potential outbreak; assembling and equipping a team; hypothesis generation and descriptive epidemiology; epidemiological studies; hypothesis-testing interviews; data analysis; writing a report; public health laboratory's role in field; environmental health components; investigating non-infectious health events; forensic epidemiology investigations; GIS; and special considerations

A HeadDedication
A HeadAbout the Authors
A HeadAcknowledgements
A HeadContributors
A HeadReviewers
A HeadPreface
Chapter1 Introduction
Chapter2 Introduction to Outbreak Investigations
Chapter3 Public Health Surveillance
Chapter4 Is a Potential Outbreak Real?
Chapter5 Assembling and Equipping an Outbreak Investigation Team
Chapter6 Hypothesis Generation and Descriptive Epidemiology
Chapter7 Epidemiological Studies in Outbreak Investigations
Chapter8 Hypothesis-Testing Interviews
Chapter9 Data Analysis
Chapter10 Writing an Outbreak Investigation Report
Chapter11 Public Health Laboratory's Role in Field Epidemiology/Outbreak Investigation
Chapter12 Environmental Health Components of an Outbreak Investigation
Chapter13 Investigating Non-Infectious Health Events in Public Health Practice
Chapter14 Forensic Epidemiology Investigations
Chapter15 Geographic Information Systems for Field Epidemiology
Chapter16 Special Considerations