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Epidemiology

Often called “the cornerstone” of public health, epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases, health conditions, or events among populations and the application of that study to control health problems. By applying the concepts learned in this course to current public health problems and issues, students will understand the practice of epidemiology as it relates to real life and makes for a better appreciation of public health programs and policies. This course explores public health issues like cardiovascular and infectious diseases – both locally and globally – through the lens of epidemiology.
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Rating 4.6 based on 792 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Effort 5.5 hours of videos and quizzes
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via Coursera
Instructors Dr. Karin Yeatts, Dr. Lorraine Alexander
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Language English
Subjects Science
Tags Life Sciences Medicine And Healthcare Clinical Science Public Health

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highly recommend

i highly recommend this to everyone.

C V Wonderful course, full of details and examples one of the best, highly recommended Good overview of the subject, and easy to understand for someone with no health sciences background.

Highly recommended!

I highly recommend this course to everyone with even a small interest in the field.

Highly recommended for med students, statisticians, graduate doctors and public health servers.

I highly recommend it if looking for an introduction to public health concepts.

I highly recommend the course as a refresher to epidemiology, especially for those seeking to supplement their knowledge of epidemiology.

The course is great and has very new information It is highly recommended!

I highly recommend this course.

I highly recommend it to everyone.

Highly recommend Excellent course for someone, as me, who had not have previous experience in the field.

I highly recommend this course!!

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interested in public health

Excellent course thanks for amazing exposure...it helps me a lot in clearing the concepts of epidemiology It was very interesting for a newbie like, those who are interested in public health, i must say that it can be the beginning of the journey in public health.

I recommend for all persons interested in public health nationally and globally.

I will absolutely recommend for people who are interested in public health but do not necessarily have a background there.

As an undergraduate student interested in public health, this course was very interactive and easy to understand.

This course is absolutely a good introduction for people who are interested in public health.

Its very ok excellent course if you are interested in public health.

And begin the understanding of epidemiology The course has the basic fundamentals in the field of epidemiology in public health science and I will recommend this course to everyone interested in public health in general This course will give you a general (but deep) view about epidemiology and help you to understand key concepts necessaries to any professional that wants to be more critical to interpret any information that read.

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easy to follow

The course provided excellent resources and lectures that were easy to follow.

The lectures are easy to follow and understand.

Very clear and easy to follow.

Very informative and easy to follow!

There is no real flow between videos and questions, not easy to follow.

The struture was very easy to follow but you learn a lot.

thanks Verry good The quiz questions were tricky and the modules were not as easy to follow as I thought.

Concise and easy to follow.

The instructors made the material interesting and easy to follow.

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basic science of public

A great introduction to Epidemiology- Basic Science of Public Health.

An excellent expose to the rudiments of epidemiology It was a thrilling experience to complete Epidemiology (The Basic Science of Public Health) offered by Coursera.

Great course for learning the basic science of public health.

Well, am so thrilled with each moment I spent learning more about the basic Science of Public Health.Enormous thanks to Dr. Karin Yeatts and Dr. Lorraine Alexander.

Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health Las preguntas de las 4 primeras pruebas son confusas y no existe retroalimentación de las respuestas.

Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health provides a fantastic introduction to the field of epidemiology!

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measures of association

The module on measures of association was very clear and simple.

The information on measures of association was somewhat confusing.

This course gave me great understanding of measures of association and statistic behind the Public Health Good Buenas nochesUn curso excelente, en el momento soy profesor de epidemiología de pregrado de medicina y los conocimientos son de un inmenso valor para mi asignatura.

The section about 'Measures of association' was specially good : Very challenging yet informative!

In the earlier weeks terminology was introduced that were unexplained (the measures of association) even though it was stated in the lecture that these were "previously covered".

Three suggestions of improvements:1) Please share the slides separately as a course companion.2) The quizzes requires some improvement and why don’t provide explanations for some of the answers - specially those with multiple choices to get the full point on the question3) Some More concrete examples and more exercises (homework) would be extremely useful in the chapter of understanding measures of disease frequency and Measures of association.

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opportunity to learn

Thanks Coursera for this opportunity to learn so much at my convenience and for the impact of knowledge you avail me.

thanks a lot to all the teachers for putting in their efforts and for providing us with an opportunity to learn it!

Thanks for providing this excellent opportunity to learn and review the basics of Epidemiology.

The course is a wonderful opportunity to learn at your own convenience, it requires some determination and tenacity but it is worth all the effort.

It was such a great opportunity to learn about basic epidemiology.

Going through this course, provided me the opportunity to learn the basics of public health.

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learnt a lot

I have learnt a lot about Epidiomology and hope to learn more as I begin my journey in Medicine.

I really have learnt a lot about epidemiology.

I learnt a lot and most definitely improved my knowledge in Public Health.

The course was awesome as i learnt a lot of details.Hopefully it will help me in future.

Great course , I really enjoyed and also learnt a lot .

I have learnt a lot from the course, thank you sooo much Great and useful for beginners This is a good intro-level course for everyone who wants a career in public health.

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excelente curso

excelente curso, para llenar las necesidades basicas de epidemiologia Excellent!

Excelente curso, en ocasiones el material puede ser un poco denso pero para eso se puede detener el video y retomar.

Excelente curso, enfoca de manera adecuada y puntual los conceptos básicos en epidemiología.

excelente curso Excellent !!!

Excelente curso.Un resumen muy completo con lo que hay que saber sobre epidemiología Thank you.

Excelente curso.

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campo de la

Excelente curso para empezar a conocer sobre el campo de la epidemiología.

Es un curso muy interesante para la introducción al campo de la epidemiología.

Agradecida por este desafiante punto de inicio, espero poder crecer en el campo de la epidemiología y utilizar todo lo que aquí aprendí en un futuro cercano.

Learn a lot from this course Buenas tardes, el curso te da un abre bocas del campo de la epidemiología y la salud publica.

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study design

It is a good intro to study design and basic statistics.

This course help me understand history of epidemology, study design and methods to measure association and causaliy.

I came away with a more nuanced understanding of how to critically evaluating disease frequency, study design, association & causal effects.

Find good platform to learn about basic concepts of epidemiology which can be applied in planning of any study design and disease investigation Great for understanding public health strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Another suggestion may be to add sample size calculations for each study design?

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additional resources

Excellent videos & additional resources.

The additional resources resume the information very well and facilitate reviewing the content of the course good information.

The additional resources were also helpful.

Great Additional resources too!

Great lectures and additional resources too amazing course.

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epidemiological studies

The classes are well structured and the basic concepts are cleary explained, providing a more pratical insight on the uses and importance of clinical and epidemiological studies to public health.

Not too intense, but covers topics from epidemiological studies, risks and ratios, calculation of CI and p-values.

Excellent for begginers Provides a fundamental understanding of epidemiological studies to the point of upgrading my epistemological understanding through causal inference.

I had been looking for a course that gives an overview of the field of epidemiology with some lectures on the basic tools needed to understand epidemiological studies.

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Rating 4.6 based on 792 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Effort 5.5 hours of videos and quizzes
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via Coursera
Instructors Dr. Karin Yeatts, Dr. Lorraine Alexander
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Science
Tags Life Sciences Medicine And Healthcare Clinical Science Public Health

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