The following questions relate to the Epidemiology 2: Study Types lecture (attached)
1) Consider the Kingston-Newburgh study described in lecture. Was this study a prospective or retrospective study? Briefly state which term applies and why it applies. (1 sentence)
2) The Kingston-Newburgh study started in 1945. If you were living in Newburgh at that time, what would you have hoped that public health officials had done before starting the study? In other words, what information do the public health scientists need to know perform BEFORE putting a new chemical into an entire city’s drinking water? (1 sentence)
3) What kind of study would scientists likely use to do get the information you described in #2, above? Briefly describe the study public health scientists should do before doing the Kingston-Newburgh study. (1-2 sentences)