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
约翰霍普金斯大学
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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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完成時間大約為8 小時
建議：5 weeks of study, 3 hours per week
英語（English）
字幕：英語（English）
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完成時間為 1 小時
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.
完成時間為 1 小時
3 個視頻 （總計 43 分鐘）
3 個視頻
What is Disease and What is a Disease Cluster?13分鐘
Case Study: Cholera in London10分鐘
完成時間為 1 小時
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.
完成時間為 1 小時
4 個視頻 （總計 50 分鐘）
4 個視頻
Case Study 2: Breast Cancer in Cape Cod9分鐘
Unusual or “Sentinel” Events: Another Strategy for Health Detective10分鐘
Case Study 3: The Spanish Toxic Oil Event10分鐘
1 個練習
130分鐘
完成時間為 2 小時
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.
完成時間為 2 小時
3 個視頻 （總計 38 分鐘）, 1 個閱讀材料, 1 個測驗
3 個視頻
Other Considerations11分鐘
Who Does What during a Disease Cluster Investigation?8分鐘
1 個閱讀材料
Directions for Discussion Forum10分鐘
1 個練習
25分鐘
完成時間為 1 小時
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.
完成時間為 1 小時
4 個視頻 （總計 39 分鐘）
4 個視頻
Case Study: Childhood Leukemia in Woburn, MA11分鐘
Case Study: Sarcoma in Ashland, MA9分鐘
Tracking Disease10分鐘
1 個練習
35分鐘
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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.
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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