Topic:
Epidemiology & Surveillance
Format:
Informational Brief
Time:
40 minutes
Level:
Introductory
University:
University of North Carolina
PERLC:
University of North Carolina PERLC
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Description:
This issue of FOCUS offered by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health describes ways in which public health and law enforcement agencies can work together to conduct forensic epidemiology investigations, and compares the differences between typical investigations in the two disciplines.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the differences between typical public health and law enforcement investigations
- Describe methods for conducting a joint forensic epidemiology investigation that involves both public health and law enforcement agencies
- Define and compare covert and overt health-related attacks
PHEP Capabilities:
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation