Spring 2025 Epidemiology P8445 section 001

Current and Emerging Issues in Injury an

ISSUES IN INJURY & VIOLEN

Call Number 16032
Day & Time
Location
T 10:00am-11:20am
To be announced
Points 1.5
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Joyce Pressley
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description This 1.5 credit course will introduce students to current and emerging issues in injury and violence and provide a conceptual approach from which to view injury and violence within a public health framework. The multifaceted, multidisciplinary nature of injury and violence prevention will be illustrated using principles and applications of epidemiology, health policy, behavioral science, law, medicine and engineering. A combination of lecture, discussion and structured interactive group exercises will be used to illustrate key concepts, including common risk factors and injury-related health disparities, across intentional and unintentional injury mechanisms in vulnerable populations. The contribution of injury and violence to the total health burden and a systems approach to prevention will be woven into class sessions covering cutting edge and cross cutting issues related to specific mechanisms of injury such as motor vehicle, poisonings and overdoses, drowning, fire/burns, falls and violence including issues and trends in firearm injuries. Issues in surveillance, measurement and evaluation will be illustrated as the class examines current approaches to translating injury science into effective population-level prevention.
Web Site Vergil
Department Epidemiology
Enrollment 0 students (25 max) as of 9:05PM Friday, November 22, 2024
Subject Epidemiology
Number P8445
Section 001
Division School of Public Health
Open To GSAS, Public Health
Section key 20251EPID8445P001