printer friendly pageHUMBIO 57: Epidemic Intelligence: How to Identify, Investigate and Interrupt Outbreaks of Disease (EPI 247)
(HUMBIO students must enroll in
HUMBIO 57. Med/Graduate students must enroll in
EPI 247.) We will cover: the components of public health systems in the US; principles of outbreak investigation and disease surveillance; different types of study design for field investigation; visualization and interpretation of public health data, including identification and prevention of biases; and implementation of disease control by public health authorities. Students will meet with leaders of health departments of the state and the county and will be responsible for devising, testing and evaluating a field questionnaire to better understand the complexities of field research. (Formerly
HRP 247)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Ley, C. (PI)
;
Parsonnet, J. (PI)
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