Research work · 2021
Epidemiology and Health Planning
J Patrick Vaughan, Cesar Victora, A Mushtaque R Chowdhury
Practical Epidemiology
Abstract
Abstract This chapter focuses on how local health teams can use epidemiology to help plan for health priorities and identify high-risk groups and to tackle inequalities. Using a systems approach epidemiology can help to strengthen primary health care and improve the delivery of district health services and programmes. These need to be delivered so people have high levels of access to high-quality services and programmes that also achieve high levels of population coverage.