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Data Skills for Public Health
Course Dates:
ContinuousTime Commitment:
To meet the learning objectives of this course, you will spend approximately 3 hours completing this course. The course is self-paced, so you can complete it on your own time schedule.
Part of the CE Certificate in Public Health Practice
What is Data Skills for Public Health?
This course introduces the data used in public health. It covers definitions of common terms associated with data and explains the differences between qualitative and quantitative data. The course also teaches data collecting mechanisms and methodologies and covers analysis and presentation of data using charts and graphs. Overall, it increases your familiarity with data and its interpretation to use appropriately in public health decision making.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
This course addresses the following Council on Linkages’ Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (2014):
1AB2. Identifies quantitative and qualitative data and information that can be used for assessing the health of the community
1B5. Analyzes the validity and reliability of data
1A9. Describes public health applications of quantitative and qualitative data
2AB10. Gathers information for evaluating policies, programs and services
6AB4. Retrieves evidence in developing, implementing, evaluating and improving policies, programs and services
Office of Practice and Workforce Development
Arnold School of Public Health
915 Greene St, suite 508
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-8980
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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This course introduces the data used in public health. It covers definitions of common terms associated with data and explains the differences between qualitative and quantitative data. The course also teaches data collecting mechanisms and methodologies and covers analysis and presentation of data using charts and graphs. Overall, it increases your familiarity with data and its interpretation to use appropriately in public health decision making.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Use data to develop a brief statement of a public health problem.
- Describe common epidemiological methods
- Calculate relative risk and odds ratios.
- Describe potential threats to data validity.
- Identify how to use data to develop program or policy decisions.
- Describe public health informatics.
This course addresses the following Council on Linkages’ Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (2014):
1AB2. Identifies quantitative and qualitative data and information that can be used for assessing the health of the community
1B5. Analyzes the validity and reliability of data
1A9. Describes public health applications of quantitative and qualitative data
2AB10. Gathers information for evaluating policies, programs and services
6AB4. Retrieves evidence in developing, implementing, evaluating and improving policies, programs and services
Contact Information:
Office of Practice and Workforce Development
Arnold School of Public Health
915 Greene St, suite 508
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-8980
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Register
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