Populations and health

Teacher(s)

Bocquier Philippe ; Gourbin Catherine ;

Language

Français

Main themes

- The mortality history of populations : compared perspectives of epidemiological transitions - Information systems and strategies of observation and research in the field of health (prospective and experimental studies, case-control studies) - Concepts - health, reproductive health, morbidity, nutritional status, disability, dependence, mortality - and their indicators - Demo-epidemiologic measures: incidence, prevalence, relative risks… - Today's main problems in public health: North/South comparison.

Aims

Knowledge of the sources of information and of the tools and methods to analyze health and mortality in popu-lations over time and space.

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Other information

Written examination. Access to references, presentations and other course documents on Icampus. Portfolio of readings.

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