Importance of Epidemiology in Public Health and MPH Programme

Epidemiology

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Education background and work experience.............................................................................2
Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australia........................................................2
Epidemiology.............................................................................................................................3
References..................................................................................................................................4
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Education background and work experience
My educational qualification is Bachelor in nursing. I have learned about the roles and
responsibilities of a registered nurse. I have studied maintaining the quality of life and health
of the patients. I also have an experience of eight months in a hospital in India as a nurse. It
helped me to enhance my knowledge and skills related to managing and taking care of the
patients. The work experience enhanced my confidence in dealing with the patients suffering
from worst situations.
I would like to determine and analyze the MPH programme in order to support my future
career. The competency framework of MPH programme describes the foundation practices
for the graduates under the Competencies Standards for the Public Health Practice. The
Public Health Practice’s Competencies Standards provides “workplace practice
competencies” for the MPH graduates (Caphia, 2017). The competencies will help me to
develop skills in the core public health areas. The framework has been partially set to
minimum competencies for different health professionals. The professionals consist of
epidemiology, biostatistics and health promotion and protection. The epidemiology unit will
be very much beneficial for my future career.
The epidemiology will enable to study the determinants and distribution of health-related
events or states such as controlling diseases and various health issues. Epidemiology is
considered to be very much important for the promotion and protection of public health. I
would also study significant public health functions that are health surveillance and
monitoring, disease control and prevention, health promotion, health protection and health
planning, policy and evaluation (Parkin, 2013). The MPH programme will enhance my
knowledge and skills related to managing the health problems of the patients. The
epidemiology unit will enable me to manage the patients suffering from any disease.
Council of the Academic Public Health Institutions Australia
The Council of the Academic Public Health Institutions Australia is an organization that
focuses on the importance of public health studies in the Universities. It offers postgraduate
and undergraduate programs and community and research service activities in public health
throughout the country. The foundation's competency for the public health graduates in the
country Australia documents explains the baseline competencies which are being expected
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