CDC and Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health
will
co-sponsor a course, "Epidemiology in Action," during April 26-May
7, 1999.
The course is designed for state and local public health
professionals.
The course emphasizes the practical application of
epidemiology to
public health problems and comprises lectures, workshops, classroom
exercises (including actual epidemiologic problems), and roundtable
discussions. Topics covered include descriptive epidemiology and
biostatistics, analytic epidemiology, epidemic investigations,
public
health surveillance, surveys, and sampling, EpiInfo software
training, and
discussions of selected prevalent diseases. There is a tuition
charge.
Deadline for application is March 15. Additional information
and
applications are available from Emory University, International
Health Dept
(PSB), 1518 Clifton Rd., N.E., Room 742, Atlanta, GA 30322;
telephone (404)
727-3485; fax (404) 727-4590; e-mail pvaleri@sph.emory.edu, or
World-Wide
Web site, http://www.sph.emory.edu/ EPICOURSES/.
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