Public Health From Beginner To Expert

Master Public Health, Epidemiology, and Medicine. Learn Biostatistics and Good Clinical Practice all in one course!

What you'll learn

Define Epidemiology, trace its historical evolution, and understand its core functions in public health.

Explain the concepts of disease occurrence, natural history, and chain of infection, as well as analyze epidemic disease patterns.

Develop skills in organizing, summarizing, and analyzing public health data using appropriate measures of central location, spread, and association.

Utilize tables, graphs, and computer technology to effectively communicate surveillance findings, interpret data, and evaluate public health outcomes.

Requirements

No health/epidemiology experience required- I'll teach you everything you need to know

Description

Welcome to Public Health from Beginner to Expert, the only course that covers the relevant statistics, procedures, and concepts in complete depth and breadth. With 8+ hours of HD video instruction, this Public Health course is without a doubt the most comprehensive Public Health course available anywhere online. Even if you have zero experience with public health, this course will excel you to become a professional epidemiologist. Here's why:This course is up-to-date with contemporary public health practices used by CDC professionalsThis course contains detailed lectures with easy-to-understand visuals as well as quizzes to test your understandingThis curriculum was carefully crafted over a period of 2 yearsThe instructor has taught public health to dozens of middle schoolers and high schoolers both in person and onlineThe course is constantly updated and queries are all answered individually by the instructorThroughout this comprehensive course, we cover a massive amount of concepts, including:Introduction to Public HealthJon Snow and the Cholera OutbreakUses and Approach of EpidemiologyCases and Case DefinitionsDescriptive EpidemiologyAnalytic Epidemiology and Study DesignDisease Causation ModelsDisease PreventionNatural History and Spectrum of DiseaseChain of InfectionDisease LevelsEpidemic PatternsPublic Health QuizLine Listings and Types of VariablesFrequency Distributions and PropertiesMeasures of CenterMeasures of SpreadConfidence IntervalsChoosing the Right Measure of Center and SpreadSummarizing Data QuizFrequency MeasuresRatiosProportionsRatesIncidencePrevalenceMortality RateCase-Fatality and Proportionate MortalityYears of Potential Life Lost and Birth MeasuresMeasures of AssociationRisk RatioRate RatioOdds RatioWhen to use Risk Ratio, Rate Ratio, and Odds RatioMeasures of Risk QuizDisplaying Public Health DataDisplaying Public Health Data QuizDefinition of Public Health Surveillance5 Step Process for Public Health SurveillanceTypes of SurveillanceSensitivity, Specificity, PPV, and NPVPublic Health Surveillance QuizReasons for Outbreak InvestigationEpidemiologic Steps of an Outbreak InvestigationSteps 1-4Steps 5-6Steps 7-8Steps 9-13ConclusionInvestigating an Outbreak QuizStart your Public Health journey today with Public Health from Beginner to Expert.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 What You'll Get In This Course

Lecture 2 Introduction to Public Health

Lecture 3 Jon Snow and the Cholera Outbreak

Lecture 4 Uses and Approach of Epidemiology

Lecture 5 Cases and Case Definitions

Lecture 6 Descriptive Epidemiology

Lecture 7 Analytic Epidemiology and Study Design

Lecture 8 Disease Causation Models

Lecture 9 Disease Prevention

Lecture 10 Natural History and Spectrum of Disease

Lecture 11 Chain of Infection

Lecture 12 Disease Levels

Lecture 13 Epidemic Patterns

Section 2: Summarizing Data

Lecture 14 Line Listings and Types of Variables

Lecture 15 Frequency Distributions and Properties

Lecture 16 Measures of Center

Lecture 17 Measures of Spread

Lecture 18 Confidence Intervals

Lecture 19 Choosing the Right Measure of Center and Spread

Section 3: Measures of Risk

Lecture 20 Frequency Measures

Lecture 21 Ratios

Lecture 22 Proportions

Lecture 23 Rates

Lecture 24 Incidence

Lecture 25 Prevalence

Lecture 26 Mortality Rate

Lecture 27 Case-Fatality and Proportionate Mortality

Lecture 28 Years of Potential Life Lost and Birth Measures

Lecture 29 Measures of Association

Lecture 30 Risk Ratio

Lecture 31 Rate Ratio

Lecture 32 Odds Ratio

Lecture 33 When to use Risk Ratio, Rate Ratio, and Odds Ratio

Section 4: Displaying Public Health Data

Lecture 34 Displaying Public Health Data

Section 5: Public Health Surveillance

Lecture 35 Definition of Public Health Surveillance

Lecture 36 5 Step Process for Public Health Surveillance

Lecture 37 Types of Surveillance

Lecture 38 Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, and NPV

Section 6: Investigating an Outbreak

Lecture 39 Reasons for Outbreak Investigation

Lecture 40 Epidemiologic Steps of an Outbreak Investigation

Lecture 41 Steps 1-3

Lecture 42 Steps 4-6

Lecture 43 Steps 7-8

Lecture 44 Steps 9-13

This course is designed for individuals seeking a comprehensive understanding of epidemiology and its application in public health. It is ideal for aspiring public health professionals, medical students, healthcare practitioners, researchers, and anyone interested in disease patterns, data analysis, and health surveillance.