Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application II

Catalog description

This course will be a continuation of epidemiological and biostatistical principles, case studies and exercises. Students will continue in this course to draw inferences; apply findings to prevent or control health-related events. Hypothesis development and data testing (i.e., T-tests, ANOVA, regression analysis, and more) will be explored and utilized through the use of statistical software and in the context of application to real-life scenarios. The course will also include discussions and work related to disease association, infectious disease, disease prevention, policy making, behavioral epidemiology, and special studies related to health disorders. The course will also interweave the concepts of ethical and legal principles related to collecting, maintaining, using, and disseminating data.