CDC and Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University will co-sponsor
a course, "Epidemiology in Action" during April 30--May 11, 2001, at CDC and
Emory University campuses. The course is designed for state and local public
health professionals.
The course will emphasize the practical application of epidemiology to public
health problems and will consist of lectures, workshops, classroom exercises (including
actual epidemiologic problems), and roundtable discussions. Topics covered will
include descriptive epidemiology and biostatistics, analytic epidemiology,
epidemic investigations, public health surveillance, surveys and sampling, Epi Info
2000 (Windows version) training, and discussions of selected prevalent diseases. There is
a tuition charge.
Deadline for application is March 1, 2001. Additional information and
applications are available from Emory University, International Health Dept.(PIA), 1518
Clifton Road, N.E., Room 746, Atlanta, GA 30322; telephone (404) 7273485; fax
(404) 7274590; World-Wide Web site, http://www.sph.emory.edu/EPICOURSES; or
e-mail pvaleri@sph.emory.edu.
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