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Notice to Readers: International Course in Applied Epidemiology
CDC and Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health will cosponsor the International Course in
Applied Epidemiology, to be held September 22--October 17, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia. The course is designed for
public health professionals from countries other than the United States. It will include presentations and discussions
of epidemiologic principles, basic statistical analysis, public health surveillance, field investigations, surveys and
sampling, and the epidemiologic aspects of current major public health problems in global health.
Group discussions of epidemiologic case exercises based on field investigations will be held during the course.
Participants are encouraged to give a short presentation reviewing some epidemiologic data from their own country. The course also
will include computer training using Epi Info (Windows version), a software program for epidemiologists developed at
CDC and the World Health Organization.
Prerequisites are familiarity with the vocabulary and principles of basic epidemiology, or completion of
CDC's Principles of Epidemiology home-study course or equivalent. Preference will be given to applicants whose work
involves priority public health problems in international health. Tuition is charged.
Additional information and applications are available by mail (Emory University, Rollins School of Public
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