MPH/530
Epidemiology Concepts and Public Health Diseases
Course level: Graduate
Christine O.
BSA
Online classes, always on, 24/7/365
Go to class any time of the day or night. If you have questions, call 866-354-1800 to speak with an Enrollment Representative.
This course provides an introduction to the skills needed by public health professionals to critically interpret disease. The main concepts of this course will cover distributions and determinants of disease, disabilities, injury, and death in human populations. This course provides an opportunity for learners to apply epidemiology concepts to case studies.
Prerequisites
This graduate level course requires proof of completion of a Bachelor's degree. Be prepared to provide documentation during the checkout process.
Required materials
The materials required for this course are covered in your resource fees.
Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.
Health Information Management
Develop data collection and information organization and retrieval plans
Epidemiological Practices
Evaluate epidemiological principles of disease and injury prevention in human populations for community health interventions, programs, and initiatives
Epidemiology
Explain how epidemiologic methods can be used to assess (instead of address) the behavioral, environmental, biological, and social determinant factors that have an impact on community health