Through this process of organization, inspection, and interpretation of data, descriptive epidemiology serves multiple purposes ( Box 6.1). After the data are organized and displayed, descriptive epidemiology then involves interpreting these patterns, often through comparison with expected (e.g., historical counts, increased surveillance, or output from prevention and control programs) patterns or norms.

The last three questions are assessed as patterns of these data in terms of time, place, and person. “How much?” is expressed as counts or rates. The first question is answered with a description of the disease or health condition. This task, called descriptive epidemiology, answers the following questions about disease, injury, or environmental hazard occurrence: “Anything we receive is a blessing, and it goes to further educate children on how to be safe online,” Spaulding said.As a field epidemiologist, you will collect and assess data from field investigations, surveillance systems, vital statistics, or other sources. Skipper said she is excited for the partnership and hopes it will help her organization make a difference. “The skating on the ice and trying not to fall is a little bit hard,” Lilly Hudson said. He showed up to his shift early to get some time on the ice and teach his little sister how to skate. “I thought it was really cool how they help, so I thought I should come out and help,” Hudson said.

One of the volunteers was Blake Hudson, an eighth-grader at Spaulding Middle School who is working to get community service hours for the Civil Air Patrol. Those are some signs you need to watch out for.” “A trafficker or online predator will try to isolate their potential victim from family and friends. “Afraid to speak, looking at the ground, having large amounts of cash,” Skipper said. She hopes the partnership will help the organization raise awareness and expand its curriculum to help more children recognize the signs of human trafficking. Skipper said her research shows that about 30% of Florence 1 Schools students have been contacted by a child predator over the internet.

“We have had local kids volunteer and hand out skates,” she said. “It’s been a great success,” Glenda Skipper, founder and CEO of One Child at a Time, said. Volunteers from One Child at a Time are running the rink at the Florence Center, and the organization will get some of the proceeds. (WBTW) - If you haven’t tried it yet, there is one week left to go ice skating at the Florence Center, an annual Pee Dee tradition that will help a nonprofit group working to fight human trafficking.

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