ALHT 400 - Epidemiology

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): ALHT 202 or MATH 115 or equivalent statistics course and NURS 303 and ALHT 300 and ALHT 301 or enrolled in the Healthcare Management - BBA with junior status

Restriction(s): Restricted to Nursing: Online - RN-to-BSN and Healthcare Management - BBA programs

Corequisite(s): None

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:

Describe the role of epidemiology in public health decision-making.
Apply epidemiological concepts and principles to assessment and management of public health problems.
Analyze statistical data and research for evidenced-based decision making in epidemiology and public health.
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.