The purpose of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the data and methods which underly injury studies.
The following lectures and demonstrations provide the primary focus to the course. The lecture slides and notes are available through the links below.
Date | Lectures |
May 13 | Injury as a Significant Public Health Issue |
May 13 | Identifying Factors Underlying Injury |
May 15 | History of Injury Epidemiology |
May 15 | Disparity in the Risks of Injury |
May 20 | Injury Surveillance |
May 20 | Injury Data Sources |
May 22 | Introduction to Injury Scoring Systems |
May 22 | Measuring Injury Severity |
May 27 | Epidemiologic Study Designs in Injury Research |
May 27 | Before and After Study Designs in Injury Research |
May 27 | Case-Crossover Studies |
May 29 | Narrative Text Analysis in Injury Research |
June 3 | Methods in Injury Research Modules |
June 5 | Transportation Related Injuries |
June 5 | Teenage Driver Crashes |
June 10 | Injury Research in Highway Safety |
June 10 | Older Driver Crashes |
June 12 | Violence Related Injuries |
June 12 | National Violent Death Reporting System |
June 17 | Domestic Violence |
June 19 | Introduction to Disaster Epidemiology |
June 19 | Injuries in Natural Disasters |