Global Certificate in Epidemiology Essentials: Frontiers Explored

• Introduction to Epidemiology: Defining epidemiology, understanding its importance, and exploring its history. • Descriptive Epidemiology: Studying the distribution and determinants of diseases in populations, including time, place, and person. • Analytical Epidemiology: Examining the causes and effects of diseases, including observational and experimental study designs. • Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Understanding the transmission, prevention, and control of infectious diseases. • Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Investigating the risk factors, prevention, and management of chronic diseases. • Genetic Epidemiology: Exploring the role of genetics in disease occurrence, including family studies, twin studies, and molecular epidemiology. • Environmental Epidemiology: Examining the impact of environmental factors on disease, including air and water pollution, occupational hazards, and climate change. • Global Health Epidemiology: Investigating the global burden of diseases, including disparities, inequalities, and challenges in low- and middle-income countries. • Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: Applying epidemiological concepts and methods to public health programs and policies, including surveillance, outbreak investigation, and program evaluation.