In the 1990s, the related fields of molecular and
genetic epidemiology (expansion of epidemiology to look at specific pathways,
molecules and genes that influence risk of developing disease) took root.
Meanwhile,
infectious diseases continued to challenge epidemiologists as new infectious
agents emerged (Ebola virus, Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)), were identified (Legionella, Severe
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Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)), or changed (drugresistant Mycobacterium
tuberculosis, Avian influenza).
Beginning in
the 1990s and accelerating after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
epidemiologists have had to consider not only natural transmission of infectious
organisms but also deliberate spread through biologic warfare and bioterrorism.
Today, public
health workers throughout the world accept and use epidemiology regularly to
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and the information generated by epidemiologic methods have been used in many
ways.
9 Some common uses are described below.
Assessing the
communitys health Public health officials responsible for policy development,
implementation, and evaluation use epidemiologic information as a factual
framework for decision making.
To assess the
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•What are the
actual and potential health problems in the community? •Where are they
occurring? •Which populations are at increased risk? •Which problems have
declined over time? •Which ones are increasing or have the potential to
increase? •How do these patterns relate to the level and distribution of public
health services available? More detailed data may need to be collected and
analyzed to determine whether health services are available, accessible,
effective, and efficient.
For example,
public health officials used epidemiologic data and methods to identify
baselines, to set health goals for the nation in 2000 and 2010, and to monitor
progress toward these goals.
1012 Making individual decisions Many individuals may
not realize that they use epidemiologic information to make daily decisions
affecting their health.
When persons
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a salad rather than a cheeseburger with fries for lunch, or use a condom, they
may be influenced, consciously or unconsciously, by epidemiologists’ assessment
of risk.
Since World War
II, epidemiologists have provided information related to all those decisions.
In the 1950s,
epidemiologists reported the increased risk of lung cancer among smokers.
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