EPI 650

Epidemiology in Public Health Practice

Name: Epidemiology in Public Health Practice

Course Number: EPI 650

Credit(s): 3

Course Description

This comprehensive course provides an in-depth exploration of major topics in epidemiology as encountered in public health practice. It covers study designs, descriptive epidemiology, quantitative measures, and terminology. (Note: This course is intended for learners with at least five years of work experience in health and/or human service fields.) The assumption is that the learner has already completed a graduate-level or professional-level course in epidemiology.

Learning Outcomes:

Identify key sources of data for public health purposes.
Describe a public health problem in terms of magnitude, person, time, and place.
Explain the importance of epidemiology and the public health sciences for informing scientific, ethical, economic, and political discussions of health issues.
Comprehend basic ethical and legal principles pertaining to the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of epidemiologic data.
Apply the basic terminology and definitions of epidemiology.
Communicate epidemiologic and public health information to lay and professional audiences.

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