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.
When communities hear about cases of disease in their neighborhood, they are rightfully concerned. However, the results of investigations by the health department often find no evidence of a cluster.
This course will help you understand what a disease cluster is and how it is studied. The goal is to empower community (or citizen) scientists, and to help build better relationships between communities and health officials.
Disease Clusters
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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.
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Semana
11 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.
3 videos (Total 43 minutos)
3 videos
What is Disease and What is a Disease Cluster?13m
Case Study: Cholera in London10m
Semana
21 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.
4 videos (Total 50 minutos), 1 quiz
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
Semana
32 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.
3 videos (Total 38 minutos), 1 reading, 1 quiz
3 videos
Other Considerations11m
Who Does What during a Disease Cluster Investigation?8m
1 lectura
Directions for Discussion Forum10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
2
Semana
41 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.
4 videos (Total 39 minutos), 1 quiz
4 videos
Case Study: Childhood Leukemia in Woburn, MA11m
Case Study: Sarcoma in Ashland, MA9m
Tracking Disease10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
3
Instructores
Dr. Megan Weil Latshaw, PhD
Co-Director of the Masters Programs in Environmental HealthBloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Ellen Silbergeld
ProfessorEnvironmental Health and Engineering
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