Life Course Epidemiology

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide a theoretical framework as to how life course exposures affect vulnerability to disease, knowledge about life course influences on selected diseases and the implications for prevention and control. This course will also consider how intra and intergenerational influences may be relevant to disparities in health. Readings will address empirical patterns, prevailing theories and controversies regarding life course influences, as well as addressing interventions or policies that may be applied to improve population health.