Measuring Health and Disease (Option)
Vital to the study of public health, epidemiology can be defined as the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states – as well as the application of this study to health-related problems. This module will enable you to consider practical and theoretical influences on the concept of measuring health and disease, as well as key public health issues.
Main topics of study
>The purpose of measuring health, use of routinely available information such as morbidity and mortality rates.
>Concepts of risk and surveillance, incidence and prevalence.
>Epidemiological study designs-descriptive, analytical and intervention studies.
>Understanding epidemiological evidence, association and causation.
>Social ,political and economic structures as determinants of health and illness
>Health needs assessment and community profiling.
>Quality of life measures and their theoretical critiques
>Screening and public health
>Ethical issues in Epidemiology
>Critical appraisal of research, evidence based practice.
Assessment
There are a number of formative assessments that you complete as part of your study and forward to your academic tutor for grading and comments.
You’ll also take a summative assessment at the end of your module that determines your final mark.
Summative Assessment Breakdown
30% Time-constrained Assessment
70% Critical Review
Please note there are additional assessment fees for each module.