Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application I

Catalog description

This course introduces basic principles of epidemiology and biostatistics and their application in assessing and addressing current public health issues. Students will draw inferences; apply findings to prevent or control health-related events; and explore concepts such as sampling, exploratory data analysis, prevalence, incidence, risk, and frequency distribution. Types of studies (i.e., quantitative, qualitative, mixed, observational, experimental, cohort, case, and more), biases, and appropriate use of these studies will also be explored and applied. The course will interweave the concepts of behavioral and social issues, social responsibility, policy, policy-making, and ethical and legal principles related to collecting, maintaining, using, and disseminating data.