In New York State, a child is entitled to be supported by his or her parents until the age of 21. However, if the child is under 21 years of age, and is married, or self-supporting, or in the military, the child is considered to be emancipated and the parents' support obligation ends.
Epidemiology is the study of health in populations to understand the causes and patterns of health and illness. The Epidemiology Program, a research division of VA's Office of Patient Care Services, conducts research studies and surveillance (the collection and analysis of data) on the health of Veterans. The focus is primarily on Veterans who served in combat deployments and those who use VA health care facilities.
The key elements are: an understanding of disease processes (like what a vector is), knowledge of data or information available (like numnber of infections), knowing what a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is (to analyze patterns).and an understanding of social sciences (that can indicate risk factors). Epidemiology is the study of the spread of disease. It helps scientists to predict how far a disease will spread, how much damage it may do, and plan treatment, the crea â¦ tion of vaccines, and so forth. The current preparations for swine flu were a result of epidemiological studies.  . 7 people found this useful.