PHPH 7011 - Epidemiology for Public Health

3 Credit Hours
Description
This course will cover basic principles of epidemiology, including outbreak investigation, disease control, and analysis of risk factors. Topics will include the history of epidemiology, overview of interdisciplinary collaborations, and examples of the use of epidemiology in developing and evaluating public health interventions. Class exercises will include developing case investigation forms, investigation of food borne disease, and establishing the cause of illness outbreaks.