Understanding how to detect and analyse differences in health outcomes between groups of people is foundational to the concept of population health. This type of analysis of data, however, is not typically covered in depth in most epidemiology programs in my experience.
Luckily, the University of Michigan offers a free online course that explains how to calculate and interpret population health data. Called “Measuring health disparities“, the course is designed to give health practitioners and researchers the tools to conduct and appraise health inequalities measurements in their settings.
I highly recommend it to anyone looking to understand how health and socioeconomic data can interact to provide detailed insights into why inequalities emerge, and how we can quantitatively track if we are making progress on health equity.
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