Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of Epidemiology : Concepts and History -- An Introduction to Population Health -- Frameworks and Models in Epidemiology -- Social Epidemiology and Determinants of Health -- Data and Epidemiology : The Link to Biostatistics -- Descriptive Studies in Epidemiology -- Analytic Epidemiology -- Design Challenges -- Evaluative Research -- Health Policy -- Select Topics -- Appendix: First Stage of Epidemiologic Transition: Age of Pestilence and Famine.

"Principles of Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice: A Population Health Perspective provides students and practitioners with an overview of epidemiology concepts as well as the history, models and frameworks in use today. Written from a nursing perspective, this text takes an application-to-practice approach and teaches nurses how to critically analyze population-level data with the goal of improving population health outcomes. The text is keenly focused on the application of epidemiologic principles in data interpretation and critical analysis of published studies, including research design and analysis challenges. Topics covered include: social epidemiology and determinants of health, data and epidemiology, descriptive epidemiology, analytic epidemiology, epidemiology in evaluative research, epidemiology in health policy, and additional select topics"--