Certificate of Achievement
Assem Mohammed Abdulhalim Fadl
has completed the following course:
Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Causes of Disease
This online course examined how to measure the health of a population and understand causes of disease through epidemiology; with an appreciation of how social determinants influence health and how health inequalities exist.
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course the learner has achieved 14 hours of CPD time.
2 weeks, 4 hours per week
Tracey Farragher
Lecturer in Public Health Epidemiology
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain how evidence is gathered through epidemiology to measure the health of the population and understand causes of human disease.
- Discuss the social and environmental factors that contribute to causes of disease and poor health.
- Summarise key features and differences of global patterns of disease with a focus on health inequalities.
Syllabus
- The main processes in understanding the structure of a population and its impact on a country’s health.
- Key indicators used to monitor the health status of populations and the distribution of diseases.
- Analytical epidemiology and how evidence is used to understand causes of human disease at the population level.
- Risk factors for specific health conditions.
- Social determinants of health that contribute to the causes of disease.
- Socio-economic factors and health inequalities.
- The life course approach to the study of risk factors and the causes of disease.
- Key features and differences of global patterns of disease.
Accreditation
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course the learner has achieved 14 hours of CPD time.
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Issued on 27th December 2023
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