A Few Thoughts on Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology

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Overview

A Few Thoughts on Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology

The presentation covered the following learning objectives:

  • Discuss why temporal data are becoming increasingly part of spatial analyses
  • Explain why statistical analyses are important as opposed to merely visualizing patterns
  • Discuss benefits and drawbacks of using aggregated vs. point data in spatial analysis
  • Describe a couple examples using mobile population data in epidemiologic analyses

Speaker: Jaymie Meliker, PhD, Associate Professor Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook Program in Public Health

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014

Time: 11:00-12:30pm

Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

  • 1B4 – Uses methods and instruments for collecting valid and reliable quantitative and qualitative data
  • 1B8 – Employs ethical principles in the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of data and information
  • 1B9 – Interprets quantitative and qualitative data
  • 1B10 – Makes community-specific inferences from quantitative and qualitative data
  • 6B9 – Contributes to building the scientific based of public health

Who should view this presentation?

  • Intermediate and advanced level epidemiologists

Continuing Education Credit

1 CPH credit. The New York City-Long Island-Lower Tri-County Public Health Training Center is a NBPHE pre-approved provider of CPH continuing education credits. 1 CPH CE will be awarded for participation in this activity.

Estimated time to complete

1 hour

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