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Prevalence
The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from
INCIDENCE
, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
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Epidemiology MeSH Terms
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Basic Epidemiology (61 mins)
Public Health 250A - Lecture 7: Epidemiology: A brief history (45 mins)
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (40 mins)
Public Health 250A - Lecture 5: Descriptive Epidemiology IV: Morbidity Patterns (37 mins)
The Role of Epidemiology in Evidence-based Policy Making: A Case Study of Tobacco Use in Youth (34 mins)
Asynchronous Learning Activity 1: The role and importance of epidemiology in public health
The Art and Science of Evidence-Based Decision-Making...Evidence Can Help! (17 mins)
Discussion question (optional):
Trends in Lung Cancer Morbidity and Mortality
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (146 mins)
Public Health 250A - Lecture 4: Descriptive Epidemiology III (46 mins)
Measures of Disease Frequency (60 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (74 mins)
Fertility and Income (Center Discussion Paper No. 925) (44 mins)
Asynchronous Learning Activity 2: Sources of epidemiological data
Quiz: Module 2: Lesson 1
Discussion question (optional):
Discussion question (optional):
The demographic transition and economic growth:implications for development policy (51 mins)
Global Health Observatory country views (30 mins)
The Seemingly Impossible is Possible (19 mins)
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (166 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (38 mins)
Standardization: A Classic Epidemiologic Method for the Comparison of Rates (26 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (17 mins)
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (38 mins)
Summary Statistics for Dichotomous Outcome Data (25 mins)
Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity Through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: Final Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (35 mins)
Asynchronous Learning Activity 3: Examining and interpreting trends in epidemiological measures
Quiz: Module 3: Lesson 1
Discussion question: Incidence versus prevalence (optional)
Discussion question (optional):
Public Health 250B - Lecture 3: Measures of Disease (50 mins)
Estimating Risk (60 mins)
Public Health 250B - Lecture 4: Measures of Association (96 mins)
Public Health 250B - Lecture 5: Measures of Association (80 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (12 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (71 mins)
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (34 mins)
Causation (16 mins)
Applying the Bradford Hill criteria in the 21st century: how data integration has changed causal inference in molecular epidemiology (38 mins)
Theories for Social Epidemiology in the 21st Century: An Ecosocial Perspective (43 mins)
Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity Through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: Final Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (25 mins)
Discussion question: Importance of knowing the difference between association and causation
Asynchronous Learning Activity 4: Social determinants of health and health inequalities
Quiz: Module 4: Lesson 1
Discussion question (optional):
Risk Factors for Cancer (20 mins)
Causal Association (20 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (91 mins)
Observational and interventional study design types; an overview (36 mins)
Public Health 250A - Lecture 20: Case Control Studies I (50 mins)
Public health 250B - Lecture 6: Study Design Overview, Cohort Studies (76 mins)
AFMC Primer on Population Health - A virtual textbook on Public Health concepts for clinicians: Chapter 5 Assessing Information and Evidence (13 mins)
Public Health 250A - Lecture 27: Confounding: Part 1 (43 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (48 mins)
Asynchronous Learning Activity 5: Identifying and justifying appropriate study design
Quiz: Module 5: Lesson 1
Discussion question (optional):
Cohort Studies (30 mins)
Case-Control Studies (30 mins)
Bias and Confounding (50 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (77 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (28 mins)
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (34 mins)
International Health Regulations: Guidance for National Policy-Makers and Partners (10 mins)
Strengthening health security by implementing the International Health Regulations (2005) - IHR implementation at airports and ground crossings (4 mins)
CDC’s Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology (DOSE) System
Toward a Public Health Surveillance System for Behavioral Health
Development of Indicators for Public Health Surveillance of Substance Use and Mental Health
How to Conduct Quality Substance Abuse Evaluations
How to Conduct Quality Substance Abuse Evaluations
Taking a closer look at public health surveillance in your country [240 minutes]
Quiz: Module 6: Lesson 1
Quiz 2: Module 6: Lesson 1
Rapid Risk Assessment: Hurricane Irma: risk of communicable diseases in the affected countries (20 mins)
AFMC Primer on Population Health - A virtual textbook on Public Health concepts for clinicians: Chapter 9 Screening (20 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (8 mins)
How To Assess Epidemiological Studies (40 mins)
Teaching Health Statistics: Lesson and Seminar Outlines (5 mins)
Asynchronous Learning Activity 7: Critique of an epidemiological research paper
Quiz: Module 7: Lesson 1
A critical appraisal of epidemiological studies comes from basic knowledge: a reader's guide to assess potential for biases (35 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (60 mins)
Epidemiology and Policy: The Pump Handle Meets the New Millenium (49 mins)
Sick Individuals and Sick Populations (45 mins)
Basic Epidemiology (32 mins)
Social Media and Public Health Research (61 mins)
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (97 mins)
Ethical Issues in Epidemiologic Research and Public Health Practice (44 mins)
Asynchronous Learning Activity 8: Outbreak Investigation
Peer Activity 9: Epidemiology and the stages of disease prevention
Quiz: Module 8: Lesson 1
Outbreak at WatersEdge: A Public Health Discovery Game (45 mins)
MCQ-writing activity (optional)
Peer Activities
Discussion Forum
Basic Epidemiology (61 mins) ►
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Module 1: Introduction to Epidemiology
Module 1: Lesson 1: Introduction to Epidemiology
Module 2: Descriptive Measures of Mortality and Morbidity
Module 2: Lesson 1: Descriptive Measures of Mortality and Morbidity
Module 3: Quantifying and Comparing Public Health Measures
Module 3: Lesson 1: Quantifying and Comparing Public Health Measures
Module 4: Association, Causation, and Risk Factors
Module 4: Lesson 1: Association, Causation, and Risk Factors
Module 5: Study Designs in Epidemiology
Module 5: Lesson 1: Study Designs in Epidemiology
Module 6: Public Health Screening and Surveillance
Module 6: Lesson 1: Public Health Screening and Surveillance
Module 7: Critical Evaluation of Epidemiologic Evidence
Module 7: Lesson 1: Critical Evaluation of Epidemiologic Evidence
Module 8: Applied Epidemiology- From Evidence to Practice and Policy
Module 8: Lesson 1: Applied Epidemiology- From Evidence to Practice and Policy
Final Exam
Course and Self Evaluation & Certificate
Course Activities
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