against whooping cough to protect the school’s student population. In your role as health officer,

Twenty-five children in Fallsburg Elementary School (with a population of 60 pupils) received their immunization against whooping cough to protect the school’s student population. In your role as health officer, you collected the documentation from parents on the first day of school. You found that 25 students had received their immunization against the disease. You have been asked to explain some basic epidemiologic concepts to the parents who did not have their children immunized. Length: 2–3 pages. New York Department of Health- Basic Statistics. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Ten Leading Causes of Death and Injury (2003). Retrieved on 10/1/13 from Definition of Mortality Rate. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from Gerstman B (2005). Epidemiology Kept Simple. Chapter 6: Incidence and Prevalence Greatly Abridged. San Jose State University. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from Be sure to provide in-text citation(s) and a reference list to support your viewpoints. Please use at least three (3) research sources (not Wikipedia, or fact sheets). Please do so in ALL subsequent submissions.