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1. Epidemiology
a. The historical overview and achievements in epidemiology
b. Definition, scope, and uses of epidemiology
c. Epidemiology and public health
2. Assessing health status in a population
a. Assessing disease frequency
b. Risk and exposure
c. Incidence and prevalence
d. Case fatality
3. Epidemiology and prevention: chronic non communicable diseases
a. The role of epidemiology in disease prevention
b. Potential of preventive measures
c. Primary and secondary prevention
d. Population-specific strategies
4. Epidemiology and prevention: communicable diseases
a. The role of epidemiology in disease prevention
b. Epidemic and endemic diseases
c. Chain of infection (infectious agent, transmission, host, environment)
d. Investigation and control of epidemics
5. Environmental and occupational epidemiology
a. Environment and health
b. Exposure and dose
c. Risk assessment
d. Injury epidemiology
e. Special features of environmental and occupational epidemiology