Epidemiology, Health Intelligence and Health Protection are core public health disciplines that share some key approaches and methods. Epidemiological and health surveillance methods provide essential data which are used to determine suitable health protection strategies. This module will explore these 3 key areas and the relationships between them and provides students with:

1. An advanced introduction to epidemiology and population based public health intelligence.
2. An introduction to key health protection measures used to protect population health and roles and responsibilities of key organizations.