Provides analytic and computer skills needed for assessment and planning in public health and for maximizing the acquisition and use of public health data.

This class will provide some analytic skills needed for assessment and planning in public health and provide relevant analytical and computer skills which are required to maximize the acquisition and use of data for public health assessment and planning. The emphasis will be on the use and analysis of aggregate data. The method of instruction emphasizes understanding of analytical concepts/frameworks through a combination of lecture, computer lab and active student participation in class discussion. Computer-based exercises will make use of skills in word processing (including the incorporation of graphics), simple data base management and descriptive analysis (using Excel and ArcView GIS), geocoding and mapping of data (using ArcView GIS). Students will also be expected to access the Internet, including using HTML code to develop a small public health data site on the Internet.

Prerequisites: BSTT 400 and EPID 400 and CHSC 400.

If you have any questions aboiut this course please contact the instructor: Colleen Monahan