BALT 401 Global and Urban Epidemiology with STATA Laboratory

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of diseases and determinants of health and illness in human populations. Central to this course are the application of methods of understanding disease dynamics and improving health outcomes in diverse populations with global urban case studies. Use of professional biostatistics coding software (Stata) allows students to learn basic epidemiologic statistical analyses of disease frequency and the association between exposures or risk factors and health outcomes. Epidemiological study designs and sources of study error and bias; screening; outbreak investigation; and assessment of causality are explored and discussed.