Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice
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Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice at Coursera Overview
Duration | 4 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 1 of 5 in the Epidemiology in Public Health Practice Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 4 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice at Coursera Course details
- In order to make a difference in the health and well-being of a population, we must understand the burden of all problems and conditions that affect the population, as well as how well our efforts to mitigate these problems are actually working. This course provides you with some essential skills and tools that will enhance your ability to describe and understand the health of your community. The tools that epidemiologists use are in fact useful for all public health practitioners, including data scientists, program officials, agency leaders, and policymakers. Whether you are deeply enmeshed in your career and looking to augment your skills, or are looking to change career paths into the field of public health, this course will give you some of the practical knowledge and skills that we hope you can apply in your professional endeavors.
Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice at Coursera Curriculum
Role of Epidemiology in Public Health
Introduction to Course
Introduction to Role of Epidemiology in Public Health
Definition of Epidemiology
History of Epidemiology
Essential Public Health Services
Public Health Governance
Reflection on Competency Assessment Tool Exercise
Course Projects
Role of Epidemiology in Public Health
Numeric Estimates in Epidemiology
Introduction to Numeric Estimates in Epidemiology
Numerators
Denominators
Ratios and Proportions
Rates
Numeric Estimates in Epidemiology
Depiction of Epidemiologic Data
Introduction to Depiction of Epidemiologic Data
Data Visualization Definition and Basic Description
Risk Factors in Public Health: Create a Visualization
Graphs in Public Health
Depiction of Epidemiologic Data
Basic Mapping of Epidemiologic Data
Introduction to Basic Mapping of Epidemiologic Data
Geography and Health
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Exercise Using QGIS
Concluding Thoughts
GIS Software
Basic Mapping of Epidemiologic Data
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