Which of the following best describes shoe leather epidemiology? ...

[Mimi]

Which of the following best describes shoe leather epidemiology?
 
  a. Implementing the wheel model of epidemiology
  b. Engaging in extensive truth seeking like a detective in the community
  c. Traveling throughout the community to absorb an overall impression of it
  d. Facilitating sharing of the community's history by community leaders

Question 2

When trying to determine whether the swine flu outbreak was getting worse, which of the following rates should be carefully observed?
 
  a. The crude death rate
  b. The age-specific death rate
  c. The swine flu incidence rate
  d. The swine flu prevalence rate

[bigcheese9]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Shoe leather epidemiology refers to establishing hypotheses about the community's health, strengths, and possible problems through the down-to-earth approach of traveling through the area, and observing and interacting with community members. Implementing the wheel model, engaging in truth seeking, and facilitating sharing of the community's history do not demonstrate the process of traveling through the community to absorb its overall impression.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The incidence rate of new cases would be most useful for detecting short-term acute disease changes, because the swine flu duration is usually relatively short.

[Mimi]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[nyrave]

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