UM SPH Academic Courses

EPID724 Risk Assessment in Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

Summer term(s)

1 Credit Hour(s)

Instructor(s): Staff

Prerequisites: Intro Epidemiology and Perm. Instr.

Description: Risk assessment has become an essential tool in the development of policies for controlling environmental and occupational hazards, and the use of epidemiological data in risk assessment has been steadily increasing. This course will provide an overview of the current practices and controversies in risk assessment as it is practiced today, and of issues of particular concern regarding the use of epidemiology in risk assessment. Methods for using epidemiological data for identifying hazards will be reviewed including meta-analysis. Methods for developing quantitative estimates of risk by modeling epidemiological data using statistical and biologic models will also be reviewed. Class laboratory exercises will be conducted using contemporary examples where epidemiological data has played a major role in risk assessment such as: particulate air pollution and respiratory disease, electromagnetic fields (EMF) and cancer risk, and benzene and leukemia risk.

This is a Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology course.

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