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Sessions
Fourteen: Public Health Screening
(Comp
Exam Two Due by End of This Session)
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Text
Readings:
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Essentials
of Epidemiology in Public Health,
Chapter 16
A
Study Guide to Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Chapter
7
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Web
Readings: |
Public
Health Screening Programs (Original Site)
Public
Health Screening Programs (pdf)
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Learning
Objectives
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Upon completing
this class, students will be able to:
- Describe the
general features of the natural history of disease.
- Distinguish
between primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
- List the key
characteristics of diseases appropriate for screening.
- Describe the
important features of a screening test.
- Define and
calculate sensitivity, specificity, predictive value (positive), and
predictive value (negative).
- Discuss the
outcome measures and study designs for evaluating the effectiveness
of a screening program.
- Define
lead-time bias, length-bias sampling, and volunteer bias.
- Describe the
application of screening to primary, secondary, and tertiary
prevention.
- List the
conditions necessary to justify screening.
- Compute and
use sensitivity and specificity measures in the evaluation of a
screening test.
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Assignment
for Session Fourteen
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Complete the Comp
Exam Two and Attach to Drop Box 14 in ANGEL.
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Sessions
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