Public Health: Fundamental Concepts and Paradigmatic Evolution

Public Health and Epidemiology · Clinical Bases

How it begins

An exhaustive analysis of the paradigmatic development, the epidemiological and mathematical foundations, the social determinants of health and contemporary strategies for the management of collective well-being.

What it covers

1. Public Health
2. Historical Evolution of Public Health
3. · Key Stages in the Construction of the Health Paradigm
4. The Concept of Health and Social Determinants
5. · Marc Lalonde's Health Determinants Model (1974)
6. · Lalonde's Paradox: Imbalance in Resource Allocation
7. · Dahlgren and Whitehead's Social Determinants of Health (DSS) Model
8. · Inequality Indicators: The Gini Coefficient
9. Demographic and Epidemiological Transition
10. · Demographic Transition Theory
11. · Abdel Omran's Theory of Epidemiological Transition (1971)
12. · Fundamental Demographic Indicators
13. Essential Functions of Public Health (FESP)
14. · Analytical Detail of the 11 Updated FESP
15. Epidemiological Surveillance and Information Systems
16. · Types of Surveillance Systems
17. · Other Surveillance Modalities
18. · Key Steps in the Investigation of an Epidemic Outbreak
19. Epidemiological Research Designs
20. · Hierarchical Classification of Epidemiological Designs
21. · Mathematical Formulation of Association Metrics
22. Applied Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling
23. · Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing
24. · Multivariate Modeling: Logistic and Cox Regression
25. · Infectious Disease Modeling: The SIR Compartmental Model
26. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and Health Metrics
27. · The Emergence of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Project
28. · DALY Component Formulation
29. · Difference with QALYs in Economic Evaluation
30. Disease Prevention Levels
31. · Contemporary Expanded Classification of Prevention Levels
32. Health Promotion and Behavioral Change
33. · Five Areas of Action of the Ottawa Charter (1986)
34. · Explanatory Models of Health Behavior Change
35. Environmental Health, Toxicology and "One Health" Approach
36. · Microparticles Suspended in Air (PM2.5 and PM10)
37. · Toxicology of Endocrine Disruptors
38. Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance
39. · Clinical Research Phases of New Drugs
40. · Pharmacovigilance and Signal Detection Methodology
41. Health Systems and Financing Models
42. · Comparative Classic Models of Health Systems
43. · Performance and Financial Sustainability Metrics
44. Management of Health Crises, Pandemics and Biosecurity
45. · The International Health Regulations (IHR 2005)
46. · Epidemic Intervention Strategies
47. · Biosafety Levels in Research Laboratories (BSL)