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EPH2222
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Epidemiology/Methodology/Policy Advocacy/Statistics 6
Period 2: from 30-10-2023 to 22-12-2023
Co-requisites:
None
Coordinator:
Meertens, R.
ECTS credits:
2
Language of instruction:
English
Publication dates timetable/results in the Student Portal
Deadline publication timetable
The date on which the timetable of this module is available:
13-10-2023
Deadline publication final result
The date on which the final grade of this module is available: 23-1-2024
Resit booking
Exam booking for a test in current academic year (resit)
You will be booked automatically for the resit in one of our resit periods. You may check our calenders to find out which modules can be retaken and when: https://intranet.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/fhml-studenten/studieverloop/wanneer-wat
As of one week before the resit test takes place, you can check in Student Portal if you are booked correctly: Student Portal > My Courses > More actions. The test will also be visible in your time table.
Exam booking for a test from a previous academic year (exam only)
All students who have not passed the test for this module in a previous academic year, will be booked automatically for the test during the regular block period. You will be enrolled in the new course in Canvas but not scheduled for a tutorial group and other educational activities.
If you do not wish to participate in this test at the end of the regular block period please de-register via askFHML.
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Course information
Description:
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EN:
Course EPH2222 includes the Specialized Competency Lines (SCLs) Statistics, Epidemiology and Policy Advocacy as taught in period 2 of year 2. This SCLs are interwoven with the main course EPH2022 ‘Lifestyle, Work and Health in the EU’. For a description of this main course we refer to EPH2022. SCLs are longitudinal, cumulative learning lines, reflecting thematically focused bundles of (portions of) competencies to be achieved. For a description of the SCL Philosophy of Public Health, please consult course EPH2241. In the SCL Statistics in this second period, students will be introduced to simple and multiple linear regression. In the SCL Epidemiology, students will be introduced to the concept of 'population attributable risks', and the importance for disease prevention. In the SCL Policy Advocacy, students will be introduced into policy advocacy for healthy work environments.
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Goals:
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EN: By the end of the course the student:- Verbally debates case studies of policy change and advocacy for health in the field of health promotion and occupational health. - Matches and applies simple and multiple linear regressions to research data. - Applies techniques to analyze and interpret population attributable risk, and understands the importance of this concept for disease prevention.
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Key words:
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EN: Epidemiology, Statistics, Policy Advocacy, Population attributable risk, Simple and multiple regression analysis.
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Literature:
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Rockhill B et al. “Use and misuse of population attributable fractions”. Am J Public Health 1998;38:15-19.
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Teaching methods:
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- Assignment(s)
- Work in workgroup(s)
- Lecture(s)
- Paper(s)
- Skills
- Training(s)
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Assessments methods:
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- Assignment
- Attendance
- Final paper
- Participaion
- Written exam
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This page was last modified on:27-4-2023
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