Measurement of Health Status (Open Educational Resource)
Measurement of Health Status (Open Educational Resource)
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The Skills Online Program aims to help public health practitioners develop and strengthen their knowledge and skills in order to make better-informed public health decisions. EPI2 Measurement of Health Status is the second in a set of three basic modules on epidemiology in public health that is being offered through PAHO's Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH).
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this module is to enhance learners' understanding and use of common epidemiologic tools, data sources and methods for measuring, monitoring and visually representing the health of a community and to identify and define a basic set of health status indicators.
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of the Measurement of Health Status module are to enable the learner to:
• Describe and use common epidemiologic tools, data sources and methods for measuring, monitoring and visually representing the health of a community
• Use epidemiologic tools, data sources and methods to outline a framework for assessing the health of a community
• Identify and define a basic set of health status indicators
• Locate and use Internet-based data sources to assess the health of a community, as defined in your framework
• Describe the use of a variety of methods for presenting epidemiologic data
TOPICS:
Lesson 1: Health Status Assessment
Lesson 2: Health Indicators
Lesson 3: Sources of Health Information
Lesson 4: Organizing and Displaying Epidemiologic Data
Last update: 17/Jan/2024