Over the past decade, increased concerns about emerging infections,
toxic environmental hazards, and global health disparities have led
to an increased recognition of the importance of the field of epidemiology.
Epidemiologists determine the causes and distribution of disease
and disability. Epidemiologic studies are expanding our understanding
of the spectrum of public health risks and the effectiveness of
public health interventions.
BUSPH's Department of Epidemiology has particular strengths
in a number of important areas. These include the epidemiology
of infectious diseases, such as AIDS, tuberculosis,
and vaccine-preventable diseases; cancer epidemiology,
with regard to chemical and radiation exposures and
genetic factors; cardiovascular epidemiology, with regard
to nutritional, lifestyle, and genetic factors; reproductive,
perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology; and epidemiologic
methods, including cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional
study designs. Our faculty members have won national
teaching awards and have written five major textbooks
of epidemiology that are used by a substantial number
of schools of public health.
The department
advances public health knowledge
by conducting original and creative
research across a broad array of
topics. It is dedicated to transferring
that knowledge to a new generation
of epidemiologists and public health
professionals.
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