PUBH 523 - Disease Detectives and Social Engineers

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Cannuscio. Our success as public health researchers, practitioners, and leaders often depends on our ability to think critically and act rapidly to address populatin health threats. This course will examine the fundamental challenges of public health action. Using a case-based method, the course will probe true public health emergencies, considering the information available to scientists; public access and reaction to that information; and the nature/scope/consequences of interventions levied to address the public health threat. The course will tackle cases from several areas of infectious and social epidemiology, such as the following: outbreak investigation (using a cholera example), lay epidemiology (examining cancer clusters), surveillance and rapid response (based on flu policy), and the dificulty of intervening to address social determinants of health (probably looking at poverty/SES and race/racism).Students in the class will develop key skillws in critical epidemiological reasoning. In all cases, teh emphasis will on evaluating the empirical base for public health decision-making, with attention given to public health goals and metrics used to evaluate success in public health interventions.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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