Do a lot of people in your neighborhood all seem to have the same sickness? Are people concerned about high rates of cancer? Your community may want to explore the possibility of a disease cluster, which happens when there is a higher number of cases of disease than expected.
When communities hear about cases of disease in their neighborhood, they are rightfully concerned. However, the results of investigations by the health department often find no evidence of a cluster.
This course will help you understand what a disease cluster is and how it is studied. The goal is to empower community (or citizen) scientists, and to help build better relationships between communities and health officials.
Disease Clusters
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Universidade Johns Hopkins
Informações sobre o curso
O que você vai aprender
Explain how disease is studied.
Describe what happens during a disease cluster investigation.
Assess the two main parameters of a disease cluster investigation: time and space.
Explain challenges in studying disease clusters, including why they often yield inconclusive results.
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Semana
1Introduction and What is Disease?
Welcome! We're excited to lay out the rationale behind this course and begin to talk about disease and it's study.
3 vídeos (total de (Total 43 mín.) min)
3 videos
What is Disease and What is a Disease Cluster?13min
Case Study: Cholera in London10min
Semana
2How is Disease Studied
Now we dive into the study of disease, looking at how we can break things down by place and over time. . . with a special focus on unusual disease events. The five question quiz asks about what we've covered up to that point.
4 vídeos (total de (Total 50 mín.) min), 1 teste
4 videos
Case Study 2: Breast Cancer in Cape Cod9min
Unusual or “Sentinel” Events: Another Strategy for Health Detective10min
Case Study 3: The Spanish Toxic Oil Event10min
1 exercício prático
130min
Semana
3Approaches to Possible Clusters
How do people working in health departments handle disease cluster investigations? Who else is involved? Module 3 starts off with some videos and a discussion. We look forward to engaging with you! At the end of the module, a quiz asks about material covered since your last quiz.
3 vídeos (total de (Total 38 mín.) min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
3 videos
Starting the Process18min
Other Considerations11min
Who Does What during a Disease Cluster Investigation?8min
1 leituras
Directions for Discussion Forum10min
1 exercício prático
2
Semana
4Why Are These Investigations Often Unsuccessful? (Suzanne Condon)
As we've mentioned, the tools available to public health often don't lead to the answers for which a community hoped. This module covers some of the reasons for that. Your final quiz asks about material presented in Module 4.
4 vídeos (total de (Total 39 mín.) min), 1 teste
4 videos
What Is Cancer?7min
Case Study: Childhood Leukemia in Woburn, MA11min
Case Study: Sarcoma in Ashland, MA9min
Tracking Disease10min
1 exercício prático
3
Instrutores
Dr. Megan Weil Latshaw, PhD
Co-Director of the Masters Programs in Environmental HealthBloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Ellen Silbergeld
ProfessorEnvironmental Health and Engineering
Sobre Universidade Johns Hopkins
The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
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