E is for Epi

Updated in 2012, "E is for Epidemiology" is a five-part training series developed by UNC CPHP to introduce non-epidemiologists to the basic concepts of epidemiology, including:

• Epidemiology in the Context of Public Health
  
• An Epidemiologist's Toolkit
  
• Descriptive and Analytic Epidemiology
  
• Surveillance
  
• Epidemiology Specialties Applied

View "E is for Epi" lectures online (and earn a certificate of completion)

Request a copy of the "E is for Epi" Facilitator's Guidebook with CD-ROM by contacting UNC CPHP at 919-843-5561 or cphp@unc.edu

Download the 2012 "E is for Epi" Facilitator's Guidebook (PDF)

Download materials from the 2012"E is for Epi" CD-ROM:

Introduction (PDF)
Development Team (PDF)
Facilitation Guidelines (PDF)

Session 1: Epidemiology in the Context of Public Health

Session 1 Overview (PDF)

Part 1: Epidemiology: A Basic Public Health Science

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Part 2: The Practice of Epidemiology: An Overview

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Optional Discussion Guide (PDF)

Session 2: An Epidemiologist’s Toolkit

Session 2 Overview (PDF)

Part 1: Epidemiology Tools and Methods

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Part 2: Epidemiology Partners and Resources

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Optional Discussion Guide (PDF)

Session 3: Descriptive and Analytic Epidemiology

Session 3 Overview (PDF)

Part 1: Descriptive Epidemiology

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Part 2: Study Designs for Analytic Epidemiology

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Part 3: Data Analysis Basics for Analytic Epidemiology

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Optional Discussion Guide (PDF)

Session 4: Surveillance

Session 4 Overview (PDF)

Part 1: Introduction to Surveillance

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Part 2: Federal Public Health Surveillance

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Optional Discussion Guide (PDF)

Session 5: Epidemiology Applications

Session 5 Overview (PDF)

Part 1: Disaster and Environmental Epidemiology

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)

Part 2: Forensic Epidemiology & Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology

• Pre-Test (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Post-Test (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)
• Evaluation Instructions (PDF)
  

Optional Discussion Guide (PDF)