HINF 381

Epidemiology, Population Health and Public Health

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-2

An introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology particularly as they apply to population health. Topics include: measurements of disease occurrence, study designs (cohort, case-control, randomized clinical trials), surveillance systems of infectious diseases, population health, health promotion and disease prevention issues.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 381, 380.

Prerequisites: 1.5 units of Statistics.

Undergraduate course in Health Information Science offered by the School of Health Information Science in the Faculty of Human and Social Development.