Public Health Short Courses: Introduction to Epidemiology for Public Health Practice

Instructor: Tom Duszynski, PhD, clinical assistant professor; MPH program director; epidemiology education director, IU Fairbanks School of Public Health

Course objectives:

1. 1. Describe a population using data and calculating measures of central tendency and basic measures used in epidemiology and their interpretation
   2. Review study design for public health practice
   3. Conduct outbreak investigations and calculating an odds ratio, confidence intervals and p-value and then interpreting that information for action
   4. Learn epidemiological terminology and how to apply findings to population settings
   5. Discuss how data moves in public health.
      • Who collects it.
      • Legal authority to collect it. (HIPAA PH exceptions and allowances)
      • When it can be shared.
      • Restrictions on public sharing of data (cell size masking, etc.).
   6. Review reliable epidemiological websites, tools, and professional associations.