Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Online

Module Offerings

7501PUBUNI-JAN-PAR

Aims

This module will provide students with: The underpinning knowledge and skills required to apply epidemiological and population based public health intelligence to health risks and the health protection measures aimed at reducing them.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically appraise the core epidemiological concepts and key study designs
2.
Critically examine the role of public health surveillance and the limitations of monitoring data
3.
Critically analyse communicable and non-communicable risk factors which impact on population health.
4.
Critically assess the effectiveness of policy and responses for the protection of the public's health, including roles and responsibilities of key organisations.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:- Epidemiological measures: incidence, prevalence, risk/odds ratios, standardised rates/impact of population structure, R0 - Epidemiological concepts - Epidemiological study designs - Screening and immunisation - Monitoring & intelligence - Key health protection controls for communicable and environmental hazards - Risk and risk communication
Additional Information:Epidemiology, Health Intelligence and Health Protection are core public health disciplines that share some key approaches and methods. Epidemiological and health surveillance methods provide essential data which are used to determine suitable health protection strategies. This module will explore these 3 key areas and the relationships between them and provides students with an advanced introduction to epidemiology and population based public health intelligence and the key health protection measures used to protect population health and roles and responsibilities of key organisations.

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