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FCPH 324 Principles of Epidemiology

Benjamin S. N. C.

International health scientist

1. What is Epidemiology ?

Historical context

Definition, Scope & Uses

2. Measuring Health & Diseases

Defining health & disease

Measuring disease frequency

3. Types of Studies

Observational epidemiology

1. descriptive

2. ecological

3. cross-sectional

4. case control

5. cohort

1. descriptive

2. ecological

3. cross-sectional

4. case contr...

Experimental epidemiology

1. Randomized control trials

2. Field trials

3. Community trials

1. Randomized control trials

2. Field trials

3. Community trials

4. Epidemiology & prevention: chronic non-communicable diseases

Scope and levels of prevention

1. Primordi...

Scope and levels of prevention

1. Primordial

2. Primary

3. Secondary

4. Tertiary

  • Screening

1. Definition

2. Types of screening

3. Criteria for screening

5. Communicable diseases: epidemiology surveillance &

response

5. Communicable diseases: epidemiology surveillance...

1. burden of comminicable diseases

2. threats to human security & health systems

1. epidemic & endemic diseases

2. emerging & ...

1. epidemic & endemic diseases

2. emerging & re-emerging infections

chain of infection

investigation and control of epidemics

What knowledge should I demonstrate at the end of all this?

1. the nature and uses of epidemiology

2. the epidemiological approach to defining and measuring the occurrence of healthrelated

states in populations

1. the nature and uses of epidemiology

2. t...

3. the strengths and limitations of epidemiological study designs

4. the epidemiological approach to causation

3. the strengths and limitations of epidemiological study desig...

5. the contribution of epidemiology to the prevention of disease, the promotion of

health and the development of health policy

6. describe the common causes of death, disease and disability in Ghana today

5. the contribution of epidemiology to the prevention of disease, t...

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