Epidemiology

Catalog description

The Introduction to Epidemiology covers basic concepts of field, practical and analytical epidemiology. The course examines methods for identification of factors influencing health and disease in human populations. Considerations are centered on physical, biological, and cultural factors in relation to infectious and noninfectious diseases; interactions between agent, host, and environmental factors as determinants of health and disease; application of the epidemiologic approach to health services; and retrospective and prospective analysis of morbidity data. Instruction is by lecture and in-class exercises.