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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Disease Clusters
Universidad Johns Hopkins
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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. 9 horas para completar
Sugerido: 5 weeks of study, 3 hours per week
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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
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por ABJun 30, 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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