Public Health Epidemiology Basics
Learn public-health epidemiology from CDC source material, including disease frequency, risk measures, study designs, surveillance, screening, and outbreak investigation.
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Foundations and Functions
Epidemiology is the science of understanding what makes populations sick and how to keep them healthy. This module introduces the core definition, historical milestones, and the fundamental tasks that epidemiologists perform in public health practice.
Foundations of Epidemiology
5 min • Summary
Historical Case Studies: Snow, Farr, and Graunt
Quiz • 23 Questions
Core Epidemiologic Functions
Flashcards • 31 Cards
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Descriptive Epidemiology
Disease does not occur randomly. By examining the person, place, and time of cases, epidemiologists create a detailed picture of a health problem. This module explores the methods of descriptive epidemiology and how to build and apply case definitions.
Descriptive Epidemiology: Person, Place, and Time
4 min • Summary
Building a Case Definition for a Measles Outbreak
Quiz • 17 Questions
Epidemic Curves and Spot Maps
Flashcards • 12 Cards
Mindmap: The Epidemiologic Triad
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3
Measures of Risk
Rates and ratios give epidemiologists the power to compare disease occurrence across different populations. This module covers the calculation and interpretation of key measures of disease frequency, association, and public health impact.
Calculating Incidence and Prevalence
5 min • Summary
Risk Ratios and Odds Ratios in Practice
Quiz • 20 Questions
Measures of Disease Frequency
Flashcards • 9 Cards
4
Analytic Studies
To find the causes of disease, epidemiologists must go beyond description and test hypotheses. This module introduces the main study designs—cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional—and how to choose between them for different public health questions.
Study Designs: Cohort vs. Case-Control
5 min • Summary
Classifying Epidemiologic Studies
Quiz • 27 Questions
Bias, Confounding, and Effect Modification
Flashcards • 20 Cards
Mindmap: Choosing a Study Design
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Surveillance and Outbreaks
Public health surveillance is the ongoing pulse-taking of a community's health. This module covers the purpose, characteristics, and evaluation of surveillance systems, and ties together all previous modules through the classic steps of an outbreak investigation.
Outbreak Investigation: The 10 Steps
5 min • Summary
Applying the Steps to a Foodborne Outbreak
Quiz • 23 Questions
Surveillance Systems and Their Attributes
Flashcards • 20 Cards
Case Study: The 1854 Broad Street Cholera Outbreak
5 min • Summary
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