HSC 360 Principles of Epidemiology in Exercise and Public Health
This course provides the student with an overview of morbidity and mortality surveillance by understanding disease etiology, distribution, and control. The course focuses on disease surveillance related to exercise, rehabilitation, public and community health through both descriptive and analytical methods. Students will examine and discuss cohort, case and experimental studies to further illustrate epidemiological concepts including study design, disease distribution (e.g., outbreaks), measures of disease frequency, and determinants of disease, disability, condition, and injury.
Credits
4
Offered
fall and spring semesters