Topic:
Assessment & Evaluation
Format:
Online Course
Time:
45 minutes
Level:
Introductory
University:
University of Washington
PERLC:
Northwest PERLC
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Description:
Hone your public health assessment skills with Analysis and Interpretation of Public Health Data Part 2, the third module in this five-part series on data analysis. This module looks at when to use different measures of health events for community health assessment and explores how to confirm that the data are reliable.
Learning Objectives:
- List six measures commonly used in public health
- Describe the difference between uses of incidence and prevalence rates
- Explain different ways to measure statistically significant difference
- Describe how to deal with the problems of unstable rates and small numbers
PHEP Capabilities:
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
Medical Surge