Do a lot of people in your neighborhood all seem to have the same sickness? Are people concerned about high rates of cancer? Your community may want to explore the possibility of a disease cluster, which happens when there is a higher number of cases of disease than expected. When communities hear about cases of disease in their neighborhood, they are rightfully concerned. However, the results of investigations by the health department often find no evidence of a cluster. This course will help you understand what a disease cluster is and how it is studied. The goal is to empower community (or citizen) scientists, and to help build better relationships between communities and health officials.
Disease Clusters
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Университет Джонса Хопкинса
Об этом курсе
Чему вы научитесь
Explain how disease is studied.
Describe what happens during a disease cluster investigation.
Assess the two main parameters of a disease cluster investigation: time and space.
Explain challenges in studying disease clusters, including why they often yield inconclusive results.
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Неделя
11 ч. на завершение
Introduction and What is Disease?
Welcome! We're excited to lay out the rationale behind this course and begin to talk about disease and it's study.
3 видео ((всего 43 мин.))
3 видео
What is Disease and What is a Disease Cluster?13мин
Case Study: Cholera in London10мин
Неделя
21 ч. на завершение
How is Disease Studied
Now we dive into the study of disease, looking at how we can break things down by place and over time. . . with a special focus on unusual disease events. The five question quiz asks about what we've covered up to that point.
4 видео ((всего 50 мин.)), 1 тест
4 видео
Case Study 2: Breast Cancer in Cape Cod9мин
Unusual or “Sentinel” Events: Another Strategy for Health Detective10мин
Case Study 3: The Spanish Toxic Oil Event10мин
1 практическое упражнение
130мин
Неделя
32 ч. на завершение
Approaches to Possible Clusters
How do people working in health departments handle disease cluster investigations? Who else is involved? Module 3 starts off with some videos and a discussion. We look forward to engaging with you! At the end of the module, a quiz asks about material covered since your last quiz.
3 видео ((всего 38 мин.)), 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
3 видео
Starting the Process18мин
Other Considerations11мин
Who Does What during a Disease Cluster Investigation?8мин
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
Directions for Discussion Forum10мин
1 практическое упражнение
25мин
Неделя
41 ч. на завершение
Why Are These Investigations Often Unsuccessful? (Suzanne Condon)
As we've mentioned, the tools available to public health often don't lead to the answers for which a community hoped. This module covers some of the reasons for that. Your final quiz asks about material presented in Module 4.
4 видео ((всего 39 мин.)), 1 тест
4 видео
What Is Cancer?7мин
Case Study: Childhood Leukemia in Woburn, MA11мин
Case Study: Sarcoma in Ashland, MA9мин
Tracking Disease10мин
1 практическое упражнение
35мин
Неделя
53 ч. на завершение
What can community members do?
Around the world, many communities grapple with disease clusters every day. Hear from an organization in the US working with those communities to help answer their questions. Your final assignment asks to you bring together everything you've learned to develop a plan for how you will (or would) handle a disease cluster investigation. We hope to see lots of innovative ideas!
2 видео ((всего 39 мин.)), 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
2 видео
What Can Citizen Scientists Do?23мин
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
Directions for Final Project10мин
Преподаватели
Dr. Megan Weil Latshaw, PhD
Co-Director of the Masters Programs in Environmental HealthBloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Ellen Silbergeld
ProfessorEnvironmental Health and Engineering
О Университет Джонса Хопкинса
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