271599 Epidemiology of community's health—transmission, immunity, events, diseases and deaths

Saturday, October 27, 2012 : 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Dr. Joy P. Nanda, DSc, MS, MHS, MBA , Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Ret), Johns Hopkins University (Ret), Baltimore, MD
During this session, participants will learn disease transmission methods, processes of immunity, key concepts of morbidity and mortality, how they are measured and how they are applied and interpreted in public health

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Define various measures of population events e.g. morbidity and mortality and associated numerators and denominators 2. Describe methods of transmission 3. Explain immunity concepts

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have extensive training and teaching experience in the content and have taught this LI in the past
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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