Exploration Of Epidemiology In Public Health

It was surprising to learn that studying epidemiology was more than just studying disease as an epidemic affecting the population. Instead, this class was more of a summary of all the SPSS classes and other pass classes that were offered for this program. It was more like putting everything together as public health professional. It is evident that this class requires a lot of concentration and research; however, this is what makes it very comprehensive and informative. From module one, this class thought the students about epidemiology, its past, and present, which is the exploration of epidemiology in public health, analyzed its characteristics, as well as exploring historical development (Walden University class lecture, n.d.). In module …show more content…
Module three, on the other hand, thought the students on how to understand, measure of association and impact using the Why, How, and so What questions. An example in a cohort case-control study was that researcher was trying to prove the association between abortion and the risk of pre-term birth or low birthweight in pregnancies following an abortion (Meirik,2017). As for module four, it thought the students about how to obtain data on populations. Example, data can be collected using different methods such as interviews, focus groups, analysis of records or documents observations, or surveys (Aschengrau, A. Seage, G. R., 2014). In Module five, the focus was on validity which means how to validate what is believed to be accurate? Validity is done by recognizing bias and find ways to minimize them during the study. For module six, it discussed how to apply epidemiology in public health practice, and it was explained that it could be done by understanding how to screen …show more content…
Most of my discussions for this class were based on my campaign and current experience with public health. For example, When I refer to the diabetes campaign, I am indeed talking about an existing organization which I have, and that it focuses on diabetes prevention. The campaign has been about increase opportunity for the unfortunate to be able to participate in early screening and learn how to allocate resources. A study has shown how the complexity of diabetes influence several factors related to resource allocation, such as care management, care coordination, access to care, continuity of care, education, treatment, and much more (Husdal et al., 2017). Therefore, taking this class allowed me to reevaluate my plan and make necessary changes that would help me achieve the campaign’s goals. Not to flatter the instructor, but I can say that he knows how to teach this class. This course could have been a very stressful, but his approaches, demands, reminders, and recommendations made it a natural process to