Hui Hu Ph.D.
Department of Epidemiology
College of Public Health and Health Professions & College of Medicine
January 13, 2021
Lawson AB, Banerjee S, Haining RP, Ugarte MD, editors. Handbook of spatial epidemiology. CRC Press; 2016 Apr 6.
You can work individually or work as a team
If choose to work as a team:
- each team can have up to 2 members
- clearly delineate roles and responsibilities of each team member
Project Due:
- February 3, 2021: form a project team
- March 17, 2021: midterm presentation and project proposal
- Apr 14, 2021: final presentation
- Apr 21, 2021: final project report
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, time, and place, and the application of this study to the control of health problems
Last JM, Abramson JH, Freidman GD, editors. A dictionary of epidemiology. New York: Oxford university press; 2001.
Phenotype
Genome
Environment
T2DM, Cancer, LBW, PTD
Polymorphisms
Infectious agents
Nutrients
Pollutants
Drugs
Individual's Health
Behavior and Intrinsic Biological Factors
The Total Environment
Natural
Built
Social
Ultraviolet radiation:
Radon gas:
Air pollution:
Climate change:
Food access, Walkability, and Greenness
Lead:
Education, Poverty, and Safety
Original map by John Snow showing the clusters of cholera cases in the London epidemic of 1854
Lovasi GS, Grady S, Rundle A. Steps forward: review and recommendations for research on walkability, physical activity and cardiovascular health. Public health reviews. 2011 Dec 7;33(2):484.
Source: https://thebluereview.org/food-access-and-food-deserts-in-ada-county-idaho/