This course introduces the epidemiology of psychiatric and drug use disorders. Course material will address the conceptual groundwork needed to understand and plan research on these disorders as well as appropriate methods, including descriptive and analytic epidemiology of common psychiatric and drug use disorders. The course will also cover issues of classification and measurement for research at the population level. Students are expected to design and analyze epidemiologic data pertaining to psychiatric and drug use disorders. Students will also learn practical skills that enable them to critically read and evaluate related scientific literature.

Course includes community assessment; program development, implementation, and evaluation; budget development; eligibility and services available through existing programs; cultural foodways; and the intersection of public policy and nutrition.

Provides in depth coverage of research methods and techniques commonly applied in the areas of safety science, safety management, occupational safety, occupational health and injury and illness prevention. Emphasis on developing the capacity to critically interpret, evaluate and apply findings from the research literature in appropriate contexts.