The Core Science of Public Health is Epidemiology

"The core science of Public Health is Epidemiology" merupakan ungkapan yang diungkapkan oleh seorang tokoh yang bernama Gerstman pada tahun 1998. Ungkapan ini terdapat dalam sebuah buku yang berjudul "Prinsip dan Metode Riset Epidemiologi" yang di tulis oleh Bhisma Murti.

Epidemiology, one of the core sciences of public health, is “the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in specific populations, and the application of this study to control of health problems.” (Last JM. A Dictionary of Epidemiology. 4th edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001:62.).

Epidemiologists produce data for decision-making and for understanding disease in the population. Public heath epidemiologists who work in local, state, and federal health agencies are critical for the detection, control, and prevention of major health problems.

REFERENSI :

Murti, Bhisma.1997.Prinsip dan Metode Riset Epidemiologi.Gadjah Mada University Press.

http://www.cdc.gov/appliedepicompetencies/downloads/Applied_Epi_Comps_preface.pdf