ABPM Public Health study plan

Define and distinguish incidence, prevalence, and attack rate, and calculate each from a provided 2x2 table.

Compute crude and category-specific rates and explain how each is interpreted.

Draw and label the components of the epidemiologic triad and the chain of infection for two example diseases.

Differentiate descriptive from analytic study designs and state one strength and one limitation of each.

Calculate and interpret relative risk, odds ratio, attributable risk, and population attributable fraction.

Identify and explain the three major types of bias (selection, information, confounding) in a described study.

Apply and justify each Bradford Hill criterion to a hypothetical exposure-outcome pair.

Interpret sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and screening prevalence effects on PPV.

Match each variable type (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) to appropriate summary statistics and graphs.

Select and justify the correct hypothesis test for 10 described scenarios.

Compute and interpret a 95% confidence interval for a mean and for a proportion.

Explain what a p-value does and does not mean, in plain language.

Interpret correlation coefficients, simple linear regression slopes, and R-squared in applied contexts.

Distinguish type I from type II error and explain how power, sample size, and effect size interact.

Explain the logic and interpretation of ANOVA and chi-square tests without computation errors.

Identify common misuses of statistics in public health reporting.

Compare the structural, financial, and delivery components of the major US health system models.

Distinguish Medicare parts, Medicaid financing, and the main reimbursement mechanisms (FFS, capitation, DRG, value-based).

Apply basic budgeting and variance analysis to a hypothetical program budget.

Outline the policy cycle and identify where public health agencies can intervene at each stage.

Trace the exposure pathway for a waterborne, an airborne, and a vector-borne hazard from source to receptor.

Interpret risk assessment's four steps (hazard identification, dose-response, exposure assessment, risk characterization) using a described scenario.

Apply regulatory thresholds and standards (air, water, occupational) to judge whether a described exposure is actionable.

Explain the principles of outbreak investigation for an environmental exposure and list the first five operational steps.

Apply at least three behavior-change models (Health Belief Model, Transtheoretical Model, Social Cognitive Theory) to one target behavior.

Distinguish primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and assign an intervention to each level for a chosen health problem.

Explain how social determinants and health equity concepts shape intervention design and evaluation.

Design a culturally appropriate health communication message applying health literacy principles.

Complete a full-length timed practice exam under test conditions.

Categorize every missed item by domain and by error type (knowledge gap, misread, calculation).

Re-drill the two weakest domains using targeted review of prior deliverables.

Consolidate a single high-yield review sheet of formulas, models, and thresholds.