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课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/epidemiology-tools
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课程名称：公共卫生实践的基本流行病学工具 课程概述：为了改善人群的健康和福祉，我们必须理解影响人群的所有问题和情况的负担，以及我们缓解这些问题的努力的效果如何。本课程为您提供了增强描述和理解社区健康能力的一些基本技能和工具。流行病学家使用的工具对所有公共卫生从业人员都很有用，包括数据科学家、项目官员、机构领导和政策制定者。无论您是已经深耕于职业生涯并希望提升技能，还是希望转行进入公共卫生领域，课程将为您提供一些实用知识和技能，帮助您在职业发展中应用。 课程大纲： 1. **流行病学在公共卫生中的作用** 讨论公共卫生和流行病学的定义，以及我们必须关注个体和他们生活中哪些组成部分以优化健康和福祉。此外，本模块还将介绍本课程的实践练习。 2. **流行病学中的数值估计** 研究描述人群健康和福祉所需的核心数值的定义和来源，包括事件或疾病的计数（分子）和事件所涉及的人口（分母）。之后，我们将操作这些数字以得出比率、比例和率，这是描述公共卫生问题负担的核心测量指标。 3. **流行病学数据的表现** 探索数据可视化工具，理解有效可视化的基本组成部分，并通过实际练习识别特定可视化在实现其目标中的优缺点。您将有机会基于全球疾病负担数据库创建关于常见公共卫生问题风险因素的数据可视化。 4. **流行病学数据的基本制图** 地图和地理信息系统已成为所有社区公共卫生和流行病学工作的重要基石。本模块将讨论地点在公共卫生中的重要性，以及理解疾病或风险因素的地理分布在设计适当干预措施中的重要性。我们还将讨论GIS作为显示空间数据的工具，并详细探讨GIS软件如何存储和显示空间数据。您将下载一个开源GIS应用程序QGIS，从美国人口普查局提取空间和流行病学数据，并创建您自己的地图。
Name:Role of Epidemiology in Public Health
Description:We will start by discussing the definitions of public health and epidemiology and discuss what components of individuals and their lives that we must address in order to optimize their health and well-being. In this section, we will also introduce the hands-on exercise for this course.
Name:Numeric Estimates in Epidemiology
Description:In this module, we will examine the definitions for and sources of the core numeric values we need to describe the health and well-being of a population, which are numerators, the counts of an event or disease, and the denominator, the population from which events are drawn. We will then manipulate those numbers to derive ratios, proportions, and rates, which are core measures used to describe the burden of public health problems.
Name:Depiction of Epidemiologic Data
Description:In this module, we will explore the tool of data visualization, understand basic components of effective visualizations, and walk through practical exercises of identifying strengths and weaknesses of specific visualizations towards meeting their stated goals. You will then have the opportunity to create a data visualization from data regarding risk factors for common public health problems using the global disease-burden database of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Name:Basic Mapping of Epidemiologic Data
Description:Maps and geographic information systems have become a cornerstone in public health and epidemiologic work in all communities. In this module, we will discuss how place matters in public health and how understanding the geographic distribution of a disease or risk factor is an important component of designing appropriate interventions. We will then discuss GIS as a tool for displaying spacial data and conduct a detailed exploration of how spatial data is stored and displayed by GIS software. You will download an open source GIS application known as QGIS, extract both spatial and epidemiologic data from the US Census Bureau, and create a map of your own.
In order to make a difference in the health and well-being of a population, we must understand the burden of all problems and conditions that affect the population, as well as how well our efforts to mitigate these problems are actually working. This course provides you with some essential skills and tools that will enhance your ability to describe and understand the health of your community. The tools that epidemiologists use are in fact useful for all public health practitioners, including data scientists, program officials, agency leaders, and policymakers. Whether you are deeply enmeshed in your career and looking to augment your skills, or are looking to change career paths into the field of public health, this course will give you some of the practical knowledge and skills that we hope you can apply in your professional endeavors.
