There are presentations and discussions on applied methodology using examples from several recent and on-going clinical studies. The course will familiarize the student with the historical development of the field and show the inter-relationship between epidemiologic methods and concepts with the intellectual, social, political and technological developments occurring simultaneously. This is a graduate seminar course designed to foster interdisciplinary and interprofessional learning. The seminar offered covers a variety of topics involving policy, legal and ethical issues. This course presents a scientific process designed to achieve voluntary behavioral change to improve health status.
Health promotion utilizes health education to promote health and prevent disease.
The analytical process used to explore health problems, the identification of factors associated with them, and the development and evaluation of interventions are covered. This course critically reviews the methods and major substantive issues in psychiatric epidemiology. Study designs used in conducting psychiatric epidemiological research are covered through lectures, seminars, and readings of current literature. This course involves students in learning how the principles and methods of epidemiology and preventive medicine can be applied to the study of aging. Students learn how to critically evaluate and present research in a specific area of gerontological epidemiology with faculty supervision.