HSCI2020 — Introduction to Epidemiology
HSCI 2020 - Introduction to Epidemiology HSCI 2020 - Introduction to Epidemiology Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None Course Description: This course introduces epidemiology and epidemiological concepts. The student will study the history and evolution of the epidemiology discipline, common epidemiological terminology, review related health policy and cover ethical considerations. Topics also include specific infectious and non-infectious diseases as well as epidemiological prevention, mitigation, surveillance, and research techniques. Lab-like simulations based on case studies, which students will critically evaluate complex problems from a scientific perspective, are included as a component of the course. This course is intended for anyone interested in regional and global science perspectives in relation to the prevention of disease in human populations. MnTC Goals None Major Content Infectious Disease Category of organism (agent) Host Environment Reservoirs Modes of transmission Incubation period Period of communicability Methods of control Surveillance Screening Prevention strategies Outbreak investigation Introduction Origin and history of epidemiology Evolution of epidemiology up to current times Noteworthy contributors to the discipline Ethical considerations Common epidemiological terms Measurements Frequency-incidence and prevalence Assessment of risk-crude, specific, and adjusted rates Relative measures of disease occurrence-relative risk, odds ratio Non-Infectious Dise