Thacker Stephen B
Office of Workplace and Career Development, Office of the Director, CDC, MS E-94, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, USA.
MMWR Suppl. 2006 Dec 22;55(2):3-4.
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to control health problems. However, in public health, the terms "field epidemiology" and "applied epidemiology"--which emphasize use of results in public health settings--define the practice of epidemiology at CDC. Epidemiology has been characterized as the basic science of public health, and its practice at CDC has shaped the agency's development and will contribute to its future success.
流行病学是研究特定人群中与健康相关状态或事件的分布及其决定因素，并将该研究应用于控制健康问题。然而，在公共卫生领域，“现场流行病学”和“应用流行病学”这两个强调在公共卫生环境中运用研究结果的术语，界定了美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的流行病学实践。流行病学被视为公共卫生的基础科学，其在CDC的实践塑造了该机构的发展，并将为其未来的成功做出贡献。
