Epidemiology is often described as the cornerstone science in public health. Epidemiology in public health practice uses study design and analyses to identify causes in an outbreak situation, guides interventions to improve population health, and evaluates programs and policies.
This course is part of the Epidemiology in Public Health Practice Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction and Problem-Solving Methodology
Data Sources in Public Health
Measures of Disease Burden
Health Indicators
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TOP REVIEWS FROM DATA AND HEALTH INDICATORS IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
those who wants to get in the feild of public health and in health econimics this is one of the course to learn and develope their skills.
This was an excellent short course providing valuable resources and practice components to become more familiar with the calculations
I would definitely recommend this course. Thank you
Very good instructor and learning aides. You do need to read and then watch the videos as they go quite fast with a lot of details to absorb.
I think the last week's module was by far the most helpful. Although the first three weeks were useful, the fourth week made it worth my time.
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