CDC and Emory University will cosponsor a course designed for
practicing state and local health department professionals. This
course, "Epidemiology in Action," will be held at CDC May 16-27,
1994. It emphasizes the practical application of epidemiology to
public health problems and will consist of lectures, discussions,
workshops, classroom exercises (including actual epidemiologic
problems), and an on-site community survey. The topics covered will
include descriptive epidemiology and biostatistics, analytic
epidemiology, epidemic investigations, public health surveillance,
surveys and sampling, computers and Epi Info software, and
discussions of selected prevalent diseases. There is a tuition
charge.
Applications must be received by March 15. Additional
information and applications are available from Department PSB,
Emory University, School of Public Health, 1599 Clifton Road, NE,
Atlanta 30329; telephone (404) 727-3485 or 727-0199; fax (404)
727-4590.
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