Introduction to Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Week 3 - Disease occurrence and determinants in populations

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this lesson, student will be able to:

  1. Describe the most prevalent causes of diseases and mortality
  2. Understand what are determinants of health and describe the relationship between individual and social determinants
  3. Understand the impact of social determinants on health
  4. Describe and calculate measures of disease (incidence, prevalence, mortality)