Do a lot of people in your neighborhood all seem to have the same sickness? Are people concerned about high rates of cancer? Your community may want to explore the possibility of a disease cluster, which happens when there is a higher number of cases of disease than expected.
Disease Clusters
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Qué aprenderás
Explain how disease is studied.
Describe what happens during a disease cluster investigation.
Assess the two main parameters of a disease cluster investigation: time and space.
Explain challenges in studying disease clusters, including why they often yield inconclusive results.
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Nivel principiante
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Aprox. 8 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
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Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
1 hora para completar
Introduction and What is Disease?
Welcome! We're excited to lay out the rationale behind this course and begin to talk about disease and it's study.
1 hora para completar
3 videos (Total 43 minutos)
3 videos
What is Disease and What is a Disease Cluster?13m
Case Study: Cholera in London10m
1 hora para completar
How is Disease Studied
Now we dive into the study of disease, looking at how we can break things down by place and over time. . . with a special focus on unusual disease events. The five question quiz asks about what we've covered up to that point.
1 hora para completar
4 videos (Total 50 minutos)
4 videos
Case Study 2: Breast Cancer in Cape Cod9m
Unusual or “Sentinel” Events: Another Strategy for Health Detective10m
Case Study 3: The Spanish Toxic Oil Event10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
130m
2 horas para completar
Approaches to Possible Clusters
How do people working in health departments handle disease cluster investigations? Who else is involved? Module 3 starts off with some videos and a discussion. We look forward to engaging with you! At the end of the module, a quiz asks about material covered since your last quiz.
2 horas para completar
3 videos (Total 38 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario
3 videos
Other Considerations11m
Who Does What during a Disease Cluster Investigation?8m
1 lectura
Directions for Discussion Forum10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
25m
1 hora para completar
Why Are These Investigations Often Unsuccessful? (Suzanne Condon)
As we've mentioned, the tools available to public health often don't lead to the answers for which a community hoped. This module covers some of the reasons for that. Your final quiz asks about material presented in Module 4.
1 hora para completar
4 videos (Total 39 minutos)
4 videos
Case Study: Childhood Leukemia in Woburn, MA11m
Case Study: Sarcoma in Ashland, MA9m
Tracking Disease10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
35m
Revisiones
Principales revisiones sobre DISEASE CLUSTERS
por NM22 de may. de 2020
Course content is well explained in a simple manner that makes it easy to understand. Moreover, the content is very key for any public health professional. I am glad I took this course!
por NT14 de may. de 2020
This course is about the investigation of a disease cluster, it has many samples to study so you can apply this knowledge to your problem. I'm glad to register for this course.
por AN3 de abr. de 2020
Helpful and Informative. This course is highly recommended for people who are working in the healthcare sector. As a student, I've found this course personally interesting.
por AB30 de jun. de 2019
Excellent course. I really enjoyed the explanation and examples. I really loved the field of Public Health and this was one of the better courses I have taken.
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