Epidemiology Specialties: Disaster and Environmental Epidemiology (E is for Epi, Session 5.1)
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Length: 20 minutes
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This five-part series is for non-epidemiologists, with the intention of preparing you to work collaboratively with Epidemiologists and Public Health Surveillance personnel in your region. This series was designed to introduce you to the history and applications of the public health specialty of Epidemiology. It will also introduce and explain terminology, measures, and resources commonly used by practicing Epidemiologists.
This presentation, originally developed by Mark Smith, PhD, MS, MA, Gary Hagy, MSEH, Jennifer Horney, MPH, MA, and Sarah Pfau, MPH, was adapted by Amy Nelson, PhD, MPH, for this online recording, which gives you an overview of two different applications of the practice of epidemiology specialties: Disaster epidemiology and Environmental epidemiology.
Target Audience
These learning modules are applicable to all public health, medical, veterinary, pharmacy, emergency management, hospital and other professionals interested in public health preparedness. These modules are created by faculty and guest lecturers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Educational Objectives
- Be able to distinguish Disaster, Environmental, and Forensic Epidemiology specialties
- Recognize the common Epidemiological methods used among the three featured specialties
- Recognize the special considerations or conditions faced by Epidemiologists in each specialty
- Appreciate how the context of law, media, business, and communities impacts Epidemiology practice
Competencies Addressed
This training addresses selected applied epidemiology, core public health, and public health preparedness and response competencies as noted below. (Please note: The following training does not provide comprehensive or in-depth treatment of specified competencies, it provides basic knowledge of the competencies listed below.)
| Public Health Preparedness & Response Core Competencies |
| 2.4. Collect data according to protocol. |
References
Carus WS. Bioterrorism and biocrimes: The illicit use of biological agents since 1900. Center for Counter proliferation Research, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/od/phlp/ForensicEpi/ForensicEpi.asp
Jernigan DB, Raghunathan PL, Bell BP, Brechner R, et al. Investigation of bioterrorism-related Anthrax, United States, 2001: Epidemiologic findings. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002;8:1019-28.
Last JM, ed. A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 3rd Ed, New York, Oxford Univ Press, Inc., 1995.
Law, D. (2005) Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Methods in Field Epidemiology online course. UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health.
Martinez D. Presentation entitled Law Enforcement and Forensic Epidemiology at the Forensic Epidemiology Training Course. The Friday Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina November 2-5, 2002.
Moore J. Responding to biological threats: The public health system's communicable disease control authority. Health Law Bulletin 2001;78:1-10.
National Institute of Justice. Accessed at
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/nij/178280.txt.
NC Center for Public Health Preparedness (2004). Interviewing Techniques. Public Health Training and Information Network Broadcast.
NC Center for Public Health Preparedness (2004). Designing Questionnaires. Public Health Training and Information Network Broadcast.
Inglesby, Thomas. Anthrax as a biological weapon. JAMA 1999;281: 1735-1745.
Torok, Thomas. A large community outbreak of Salmonellosis caused by intentional contamination of restaurant salad bars. JAMA 1997: 278: 389-395.
Treadwell, Tracee. Epidemiologic clues to bioterrorism. Public Health Reports 2003; 118: 92-98.
Authors:
Mark Smith, PhD, MS, MA
Gary Hagy, MSEH
Narrator:
Reviewer:
Jennifer Horney, MPH
The author(s) and reviewer(s) of this training have no personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation to disclose.
Continuing Education Credit:
The UNC Center for Public Health Preparedness offers the following continuing education credit/s on this training. Eligibility for all continuing education credit is determined on an annual basis.
- Registered Environmental Health Specialist Continuing Education Hours
Approved for continuing education through the North Carolina State Board of Environmental Health Specialists Examiners.
Reviewer: The North Carolina State Board of Environmental Health Specialist Examiners Contact Hours: 0.75 based on instructional time spent on training and evaluation activities.
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