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Public Health 101: Improving Community Health, Third Edition Richard Riegelman and Brenda Kirkwood Learning Objectives

Chapter 6 Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, the student will be able to: 

describe the burden of noncommunicable diseases on mortality and morbidity in the United States.

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describe the ideal criteria for a screening program.

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explain why two or more tests are nearly always required to screen for asymptomatic disease.

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explain the multiple risk factor intervention approach to control a noncommunicable disease.

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describe the meaning of “cost-effectiveness.”

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describe several ways that genetic interventions can affect the burden of noncommunicable diseases.

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describe approaches to reducing the adverse impacts of treatments including overdoses of prescription drugs.

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describe ways that population interventions can be combined with individual interventions to more effectively

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reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.

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