SHPN 531 Epidemiology
In this course,the concepts and principles of epidemiology, to include the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human population from both the medical and social perspectives will be reviewed. Included are the applications of epidemiology to mental and physical health and social issues, concepts of public health, disease transmission, morbidity and mortality rate assessment and application, diagnostic and screening applications in epidemiology, natural history of disease, disease etiology, study design, strengths and limitations of study design, and epidemiology applications in the clinical setting.