SPH 535 - Using and Creating Evidence in Public Health Practice

3 units (fi 6)(VAR, 3-0-0)

School of Public Health

Overview of evidence used by industry, communities, governments, health systems, and academics to inform public health actions. Covers practical contexts within which evidence is used, philosophical and disciplinary assumptions shaping views on what evidence is relevant for decision-making, and ethical and equity dimensions of evidence creation and use, specifically data sovereignty. Fundamental biostatistical, epidemiologic, and measurement concepts are introduced in the context of descriptive, analytic, and causal research questions, and study designs used to answer them. Prerequisites: SPH 530 and SPH 562 or consent of instructor.