Often called “the cornerstone” of public health, epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases, health conditions, or events among populations and the application of that study to control health problems. By applying the concepts learned in this course to current public health problems and issues, students will understand the practice of epidemiology as it relates to real life and makes for a better appreciation of public health programs and policies. This course explores public health issues like cardiovascular and infectious diseases – both locally and globally – through the lens of epidemiology.
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Epidemiologia: ciência básica da saúde pública
Universidade da Carolina do Norte em Chapel HillUniversidade da Carolina do Norte em Chapel HillInformações sobre o curso
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Universidade da Carolina do Norte em Chapel HillUniversidade da Carolina do Norte em Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is known around the world for innovative teaching and research. Regularly ranked as the nation’s best value for academic quality, UNC has produced the most Rhodes Scholars for the past 25 years among U.S. public research universities.
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Course Introduction, History of Epidemiology and Epidemiology Research
This module introduces the history and field of epidemiology.
Understanding Measures of Disease Frequency
This module introduces measures of disease frequency.
Study Designs
This module introduces the following study designs: experimental, cohort, case control, cross-sectional, and ecologic.
Measures of Association
This module introduces measures of association and confidence intervals.
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Principais avaliações do EPIDEMIOLOGIA: CIÊNCIA BÁSICA DA SAÚDE PÚBLICA
very interesting and informative .thank you so much for providing this opportunity. useful those who are willing to enter into public health and learn the basic concepts of epidemiology
A very interesting course. An eye opener to what epidemiology entails. I like the course instructors, they made it simple, even though the test are tough. Its interesting from beginning to the end.
Thanks for giving us such a good learning experience. Although there is lot of content in Public Health but arranging it a bit more properly would help students to learn and enjoy the mooc.
I just completed my course and I would like to appreciate the tutors for doing a great job, yeah! Also, I recommend Coursera for anyone who wants to experience advancement in knowledge and career.
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