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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

Gideon

Whether you are a student of nursing, health sciences, public health, or another specialty, you may be interested in expanding your knowledge of epidemiology. Public health and government agencies prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases on their shores.

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Investing in prevention: how city health departments tackle chronic disease

Big Cities Health Coalition

Local health departments provide important community-level solutions to prevent chronic disease. Chronic diseases are health conditions that can last anywhere from multiple months to a lifetime. trillion health care expenditure goes to managing and treating chronic diseases and mental health conditions.