Do a lot of people in your neighborhood all seem to have the same sickness? Are people concerned about high rates of cancer? Your community may want to explore the possibility of a disease cluster, which happens when there is a higher number of cases of disease than expected. When communities hear about cases of disease in their neighborhood, they are rightfully concerned. However, the results of investigations by the health department often find no evidence of a cluster. This course will help you understand what a disease cluster is and how it is studied. The goal is to empower community (or citizen) scientists, and to help build better relationships between communities and health officials.
How is Disease Studied? Investigating Clusters
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Skills You'll Learn
Health Assessment, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Persuasive Communication, Environmental Monitoring, Community Outreach, Community Health, Research Design, Investigation, Statistical Analysis, Environmental Science, Data Collection, Public Health
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4.7 (317 ratings)
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AN
Apr 4, 2020
Helpful and Informative. This course is highly recommended for people who are working in the healthcare sector. As a student, I've found this course personally interesting.
HM
Aug 9, 2020
The course is beneficial to those who want to get acquainted with disease clusters definitions and investigation mechanisms and study case examples, really very helpful.
From the lesson
How is Disease Studied
Now we dive into the study of disease, looking at how we can break things down by place and over time. . . with a special focus on unusual disease events. The five question quiz asks about what we've covered up to that point.
Taught By
Dr. Megan Weil Latshaw, PhD
Director of the Masters Programs in Environmental Health
Dr. Ellen Silbergeld
Professor