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PHE 202 Principles of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance

200 levelMedical & Health Sciences9 topics

PHE 202 covers 9 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Historical context and development of epidemiology
  2. Definition of terms and concepts in epidemiology
  3. Scope and uses of epidemiology
  4. Concepts of disease causation
  5. Measures of disease frequency
  6. Levels of prevention
  7. Types and methods of epidemiological investigation
  8. Disease surveillance
  9. Use of medical information and vital statistics

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Historical context and development of epidemiology

The historical context and development of epidemiology focuses on how the discipline moved from simple observations about patterns of disease to a systematic science of population health. For examinations, you should master the major historical milestones, the key contributors, and how each stage shaped modern ideas of disease causation, measurement, prevention, and surveillance.

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