340.765.11
Professional Epidemiologic Methods: Health Data Sources

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 10, 2013
End Date
Friday, June 14, 2013
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:30am - 12:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Carlos Castillo-Salgado
Course Instructor(s)
Frangiscos Sifakis
Contact Name
Ayesha Khan
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2013
Prerequisite

340.608 Observational Epid or 340.752 Epidemiologic Methods 2

Description
Emphasizes the use of public health information systems for measuring population health burdens, developing epidemiological profiles and conducting health situation analyses.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
  1. Identify, critically evaluate and use public health information systems to develop epidemiological and population health profiles
  2. Identify the main epidemiological metrics and tools needed for measuring population health burden
  3. Identify main sources of vital and health statistics
  4. Describe the steps in assessment of routine and public health information systems
  5. Identify tools and measurements used to monitor quality of public health information systems
Enrollment Restriction
Students who have taken 340.763.01 or 340.873.18 may not register for this course
Instructor Consent
No consent required