Universiteit Leiden

Population Health: Syndemics

Taught in English

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Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Matty Crone
Ria Reis

Instructors: Matty Crone

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
21 hours to complete
3 weeks at 7 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • What syndemics is and how it was developed.

  • How to quantitatively identify if health and social conditions cluster and whether an interaction leads to a higher burden of disease than expected.

  • How qualitative research can be used to explore syndemics.

  • How you can combine qualitative approaches with quantitative research methods to gain a more comprehensive understanding of a syndemic.

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There are 5 modules in this course

What's included

2 videos6 readings2 discussion prompts1 plugin

Welcome to Population Health: Syndemics!

What's included

5 videos2 readings2 quizzes

In this module you will learn about how to assess whether health conditions and social conditions cluster and interact in a person or a population.

What's included

5 videos1 reading3 quizzes2 discussion prompts

This module introduces you to qualitative research. Qualitative methods will help you study the social conditions that shape a syndemic.

What's included

12 videos1 reading2 quizzes2 discussion prompts

This is the last module of Syndemics. You will be introduced to how to combine quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method research when studying a syndemic.

What's included

5 videos1 reading3 quizzes2 discussion prompts

Instructors

Matty Crone
Universiteit Leiden
1 Course1,784 learners
Ria Reis
Universiteit Leiden
1 Course1,784 learners

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