Epidemiology of Biological and Chemical Hazards II

University of Washington Online Learning
Seattle, Washington, United States

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Course Description:

'' During this course, we’ll focus on the application of the principles of epidemiology covered in Epidemiology of Biological and Chemical Hazards I: Principles. The quotations at the top of this page illustrate that natural and intentional biological (and chemical) incidents generate a considerable amount of concern among emergency management planners, health care providers, and public health workers. The emergence of West Nile Virus and anthrax-laced mail raised awareness that the health care system needs to be better prepared for the possibility of terrorism as well as other emergent public health threats. Improving preparedness became an urgent national security issue. In response, considerable resources and effort have been directed towards improving coordination and communication, enhancing information systems for the timely detection of outbreaks, bolstering medical preparedness and response, and training the health care workforce. Of interest as well is the identification of scores of new infectious agents that have emerged or re-emerged in human populations in the past three decades. Throughout this course, we will study cases, drawn from actual outbreaks, that use the epidemiological methods and skills you have learned.
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