Which of the following would a social epidemiologist be likely to study: Group of answer choices The effects of redistricting on a local election The prevalence of crime surrounding John Hopkins hospital The use of cough medicine as a recreational drug for suburban teens The high cancer rates surrounding a large manufacturing plant in New Mexico

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Which of the following would a social epidemiologist be likely to study: Group of answer choices The effects of redistricting on a local election The prevalence of crime surrounding John Hopkins hospital The use of cough medicine as a recreational drug for suburban teens The high cancer rates surrounding a large manufacturing plant in New Mexico

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The correct answer is The high cancer rates surrounding a large manufacturing plant in New Mexico

Epidemiology is a basic discipline of Public Health focused on the understanding of the health-disease process in populations, an aspect that differentiates it from the clinic, which aims to study this process, but in individual terms.

As a science, Epidemiology is grounded in causal reasoning; As a Public Health discipline, it is concerned with the development of strategies for actions aimed at the protection and promotion of community health.