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Measuring Health & Disease in Populations

Aim The aim of the course is to work with case studies to provide a strong foundation in how to describe, apply and interpret measures of health and disease within an East African public health context.
Who the course is intended for? This course is intended for public health practitioners working within organisations who wish to acquire an applied understanding of the principles behind measures of health and disease in populations.
Summary Measuring health and disease defines the health status of a population and how it changes over time. Health indicators are outcomes of/informed by the measurements of health and are essential to guide policy and practice decisions. In this course participants will work with locally relevant case studies in order to develop a strong understanding of the reasons behind measuring disease; approaches to measuring disease; the use of quantitative measures and how they relate to the relative importance (burden) of different diseases; the frequency (incidence & prevalence); severity (mortality & serious morbidity), the consequences of disease (social & economic) and the people affected (gender, age). The workshop will also emphasise the value and limitations of these measures.
Participant outcomes By the end of the workshop participants will have the skills and knowledge to:
  • Describe the three different methods of counting disease frequency & their appropriate applications;
  • Understand the ways in which to measure severity of disease – mortality, morbidity & disability;
  • Describe demographic & epidemiologic transitions & their causes & consequences within the East African context;
  • Describe composite measures (HeaLY, health gaps, DALY, DFLE, HALE & discuss the rationale including advantages and limitations;
  • Debate the value issues raised by composite measures of population health (relating to: expectation of life; age weighting; discounting; productivity; efficiency);
  • Begin to process the measures of disease into specific disease based estimates;
  • Interpret the specific estimates as would be appropriate for public health planning within an East African context.
Structure The workshop is both structured and participatory. Presentations, group work and problem based practicals will collectively facilitate the building of knowledge and skills. Approximately 50% of the course will be practical & interactive work.
Tuition Fees

Nairobi. Fees range from 30,000-35,000 KES, per participant. All inclusive

Mombasa. Fees range from 25,000-30,000 KES, per participant. All inclusive.
Website http://www.wellsense-iphc.com/workshops/research-series/measuring-health-and-disease-in-populations
Course duration 2 days

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