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Unit 3 - Health System Applications

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Introduction

The focus of Unit 3 is to connect the theoretical and research-oriented characteristics of epidemiology to the more practical day-to-day applications it can have in the field of Public Health. The unit examines the implications of epidemiological information for Public Health and district health service planning and decision-making activities.

More specifically it addresses the use of screening, survey and routine surveillance systems as sources of epidemiological data for Public Health practitioners. The unit concludes by considering ways to make sense of such information and looks at ways of effectively reporting it.

There are four Study Sessions in this unit:

Study Session 1: Screening and Surveillance.

Study Session 2: Making Sense of the Data.

Study Session 3: Representing Health Information.

Study Session 4: Report on an Epidemiological Event.

Study Session 5: Final Report (Assignment 2).

Intended Learning Outcomes

 By the end of this unit you should be able to:

Health Measurement Outcomes

  • Evaluate the merits of routine data collection processes.
  • Analyse and interpret routinely collected data.
  • Critique current approaches to the compilation and dissemination of Public Health information.

Academic Learning Outcomes

  • Relate a given set of data to your own context and to other sources of information.
  • Effectively report and disseminate information.
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