CDC and Emory University will cosponsor an applied
epidemiology course designed for practicing state and local health
department professionals. This course, "Epidemiology in Action,"
will be held at CDC during November 2-13, 1998. The course
emphasizes the practical application of epidemiology to public
health problems and comprises lectures, workshops, classroom
exercises (including actual epidemiologic problems), roundtable
discussions, and computer labs. Topics covered include descriptive
epidemiology and biostatistics, analytic epidemiology, epidemic
investigations, public health surveillance, surveys and sampling,
computers and Epi Info software, and discussions of selected
prevalent diseases. There is a tuition charge.
Applications must be received by September 11, 1998.
Additional information and applications are available from
Department PSB, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University,
7th floor, 1518 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta GA 30322; telephone
(404) 727-3485; fax (404) 727-4590; or email ogostan@sph.emory.edu.
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