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The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, in a population consisting of susceptible contacts only.

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Epidemiology MeSH Terms

Module 1: Introduction to Epidemiology

Module 1: Lesson 1: Introduction to Epidemiology

Basic Epidemiology (61 mins)

Public Health 250A - Lecture 7: Epidemiology: A brief history (45 mins)

Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (40 mins)

Public Health 250A - Lecture 5: Descriptive Epidemiology IV: Morbidity Patterns (37 mins)

The Role of Epidemiology in Evidence-based Policy Making: A Case Study of Tobacco Use in Youth (34 mins)

Asynchronous Learning Activity 1: The role and importance of epidemiology in public health

The Art and Science of Evidence-Based Decision-Making...Evidence Can Help! (17 mins)

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Module 2: Descriptive Measures of Mortality and Morbidity

Module 2: Lesson 1: Descriptive Measures of Mortality and Morbidity

Trends in Lung Cancer Morbidity and Mortality

Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (146 mins)

Public Health 250A - Lecture 4: Descriptive Epidemiology III (46 mins)

Measures of Disease Frequency (60 mins)

Basic Epidemiology (74 mins)

Fertility and Income (Center Discussion Paper No. 925) (44 mins)

Asynchronous Learning Activity 2: Sources of epidemiological data

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The demographic transition and economic growth:implications for development policy (51 mins)

Global Health Observatory country views (30 mins)

The Seemingly Impossible is Possible (19 mins)

Module 3: Quantifying and Comparing Public Health Measures

Module 3: Lesson 1: Quantifying and Comparing Public Health Measures

Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (166 mins)

Basic Epidemiology (38 mins)

Standardization: A Classic Epidemiologic Method for the Comparison of Rates (26 mins)

Basic Epidemiology (17 mins)

Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (38 mins)

Summary Statistics for Dichotomous Outcome Data (25 mins)

Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity Through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: Final Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (35 mins)

Asynchronous Learning Activity 3: Examining and interpreting trends in epidemiological measures

Quiz 3: Module 3 (new)

Discussion question: Incidence versus prevalence (optional)

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Public Health 250B - Lecture 3: Measures of Disease (50 mins)

Estimating Risk (60 mins)

Public Health 250B - Lecture 4: Measures of Association (96 mins)

Public Health 250B - Lecture 5: Measures of Association (80 mins)

Module 4: Association, Causation, and Risk Factors

Module 4: Lesson 1: Association, Causation, and Risk Factors

Basic Epidemiology (12 mins)

Basic Epidemiology (71 mins)

Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (34 mins)

Causation (16 mins)

Applying the Bradford Hill criteria in the 21st century: how data integration has changed causal inference in molecular epidemiology (38 mins)

Theories for Social Epidemiology in the 21st Century: An Ecosocial Perspective (43 mins)

Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity Through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: Final Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (25 mins)

Discussion question: Importance of knowing the difference between association and causation

Asynchronous Learning Activity 4: Social determinants of health and health inequalities

Quiz: Module 4 (new)

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Risk Factors for Cancer (20 mins)

Causal Association (20 mins)

Module 5: Study Designs in Epidemiology

Module 5: Lesson 1: Study Designs in Epidemiology

Basic Epidemiology (91 mins)

Observational and interventional study design types; an overview (36 mins)

Public Health 250A - Lecture 20: Case Control Studies I (50 mins)

Public health 250B - Lecture 6: Study Design Overview, Cohort Studies (76 mins)

AFMC Primer on Population Health - A virtual textbook on Public Health concepts for clinicians: Chapter 5 Assessing Information and Evidence (13 mins)

Public Health 250A - Lecture 27: Confounding: Part 1 (43 mins)

Basic Epidemiology (48 mins)

Asynchronous Learning Activity 5: Identifying and justifying appropriate study design

Quiz: Module 5 (new)

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Cohort Studies (30 mins)

Case-Control Studies (30 mins)

Bias and Confounding (50 mins)

Module 6: Public Health Screening and Surveillance

Module 6: Lesson 1: Public Health Screening and Surveillance

Basic Epidemiology (77 mins)

Basic Epidemiology (28 mins)