History of Epidemiology and Population Health

 

Part 1

From the readings and your own research, discuss the evolution of epidemiology in public health. Choose 1 of the following key pioneers in the field, and discuss his influence and contribution to epidemiology in public health:

• Hippocrates
• John Graunt
• Edward Jenner
• Lemuel Shattuck
• Edwin Chadwick
• John Snow
• Louis Pasteur
• Robert Koch

Respond to other students who chose a pioneer different from the one you chose, and discuss how the contributions of both relate to each other. Show either how one paved the way or how one built on the work of those before him.

Part 2

Choose a disease or health condition. Determine a local jurisdiction on which you would like to concentrate (city, township, county, or state). Examine the epidemiology of the chosen disease, reviewing its history and trend, comparing the national trend to the chosen local jurisdiction. Describe the local jurisdiction (population and demographics). This will be the introduction to your final assignment.