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.
課程信息
您將學到的內容有
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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週
1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.
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
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2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.
4 個視頻 （總計 50 分鐘）, 1 個測驗
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
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3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.
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
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4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.
4 個視頻 （總計 39 分鐘）, 1 個測驗
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
講師
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
關於 约翰霍普金斯大学
The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
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