Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics: 3rd Edition [Self Study Course SS1000]

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• Alternative Title:
  Principles of Epidemiology: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Personal Author:
  Dicker, Richard C. ; Coronado, Fátima ; Koo, Denise ; Parrish, R. Gibson
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemiology Program Office ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of Workforce and Career Development
• Description:
  3rd Edition. This course covers basic epidemiology principles, concepts, and procedures useful in the surveillance and investigation of health-related states or events. It is designed for federal, state, and local government health professionals and private sector health professionals who are responsible for disease surveillance or investigation. A basic understanding of the practices of public health and biostatistics is recommended.
  
  Course Materials: The course materials consist of six lessons. Each lesson presents instructional text interspersed with relevant exercises that apply and test knowledge and skills gained: Lesson One: Introduction to Epidemiology; Lesson Two: Summarizing Data; Lesson Three: Measures of Risk; Lesson Four: Displaying Public Health Data; Lesson Five: Public Health Surveillance; and, Lesson Six: Investigating an Outbreak.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Biostatistics Epidemiologic Methods Epidemiology Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  512 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6914/cdc_6914_DS1.pdf
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