ALHT 400 - Epidemiology

• [ALHT 301  (with grade of C or higher) and NURS 300  and NURS 302  and NURS 303  and NURS 304  (all 300-level NURS courses with a grade of C+ or higher)] or
• [ALHT 301  and HLTH 200 ]

 
Restriction(s): Restricted to Nursing: Online - RN-to-BSN  or Nursing: Dual Degree - AAS/BSN  or Healthcare Management - BBA  (Healthcare Management BBA students should have completed the first two years of the degree before registering for this course)

 

This course presents epidemiological principles and methods with emphasis on the health status and health needs of a population, on levels of prevention, on susceptibility, and modes of transmission; and on promotion of health using various strategies. Statistical measures and findings from research are applied to describe the incidence & prevalence of disease; morbidity and mortality rates; health beliefs and behaviors; socioeconomic, ethnic and racial disparities; causality of disease and disability; and risk factors for the purpose of evidence-based decision making in public health.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

1. Describe the role of epidemiology in public health decision-making.
2. Apply epidemiological concepts and principles to assessment and management of public health problems.
3. Analyze statistical data and research for evidenced-based decision making in epidemiology and public health.
4. Assess disparities and ethical issues in health caused by racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, or environmental factors and their influences on health behaviors and risks in populations.