MFEP-401 – Epidemiology
Course lecturer :
Dr Maha Naga
Course assistant :
Course objectives :
After completion of the course the student will be able to: • Identify and Describe epidemiological methods • Differentiate communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases • Describe the processes, uses, and evaluation of public health surveillance. • Describe the steps of an outbreak investigation
Course description :
General epidemiology and epidemiological methods, environmental health, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, nutrition, health care system, occupational health, behavioral medicine and health education, genetic and public health, vital statistics and demography
Course assessment :
– Interactive learning and assignment ——10
– Mid-Term ——————- 15
– Final exam (Written) ———– 75
– Total ——————- 100
Recommended text books :
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Third Edition. CDC, October 2006 -Updated May 2012
Recommended refrences :
– Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
– World Health Organization: WHO