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Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health 

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Overview

Duration

7 hours

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

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Credential

Certificate

Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health
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Highlights

  • Earn a Certificate on successful course completion from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 27% got a tangible career benefit from this course
  • 12 % got a pay increase or promotion
  • 30 % Started a new career after completing this course
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  • Often called ?the cornerstone? of public health, epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases, health conditions, or events among populations and the application of that study to control health problems. By applying the concepts learned in this course to current public health problems and issues, students will understand the practice of epidemiology as it relates to real life and makes for a better appreciation of public health programs and policies. This course explores public health issues like cardiovascular and infectious diseases ? both locally and globally ? through the lens of epidemiology.

Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health
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Curriculum

Week 1

Course Introduction, History of Epidemiology and Epidemiology Research

Week 2

Understanding Measures of Disease Frequency

Week 3

Study Designs

Week 4

Measures of Association

Week 5

Causality

Week 6

Course Conclusion

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