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AFMC Primer on Population Health

A virtual textbook on Public Health concepts for clinicians

Figure_6.8_Cut-points

Diagram showing overlapping distributions of scores for healthy and sick populations. Effect of shifting cut-point on sensitivity and specificity.

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Table of Contents

  • Part i – Theory: Thinking About Health
    • Chapter 1 Concepts of Health and Illness
    • Chapter 2 Determinants of Health and Health Inequities
    • Chapter 3 Cultural Competence
    • Chapter 4 Basic Concepts in Prevention and Health Promotion
  • Part ii – Methods: Studying Health
    • Chapter 5 Assessing Evidence and Information
    • Chapter 6 Methods: Measuring Health
    • Chapter 7 Applications of Research Methods
  • Part iii – Practice: Improving Health
    • Chapter 8 Improving Health
    • Chapter 9 Screening
    • Chapter 10 Identifying Hazards
    • Chapter 11 Infectious Disease
    • Chapter 12 Health Services in Canada
    • Chapter 13 Assessing Health Care
    • Chapter 14 Decision-making
  • MCC Objectives and CanMEDS
  • Glossary

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