1.0Rappahannockhttps://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/rappahannockrandystepanekhttps://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/rappahannock/author/randystepanek/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RhD516ilAz"><a href="https://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/rappahannock/what-is-epidemiology/">Epidemiology</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/rappahannock/what-is-epidemiology/embed/#?secret=RhD516ilAz" width="600" height="338" title="“Epidemiology” — Rappahannock" data-secret="RhD516ilAz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/rappahannock/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Epidemiology is a crucial part of public health that helps us understand how diseases and health issues affect groups of people. It looks at what causes these diseases, how they spread, and the patterns in which they occur. By studying who is at higher risk, where outbreaks happen, and when diseases are more likely to […]https://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/114/2021/04/epi-300x169.png