Biostatistics (MPH 635)

Term: 2024-2025 Spring

Faculty

Tehmina Sohail KhanShow MyInfo popup for Tehmina Sohail Khan

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I live in Lexington, N.C. I have three wonderful children. They are studying and finishing the Master's degree in their respective Universities. I love to teach and help students achieving their goals. I have been a practicing physician and Gynecologist & Obstetrician in Pakistan plus I have over 15 years of experience in this field. I did my PhD in Public Health in 2022. I absolutely love to engage in community for better health and prevention.

Description

In this two-course series, students will learn how the relationship between exposure and disease is evaluated. For example, how the severity of heavy metal poisoning symptoms depends on the amount of heavy metals in the blood, or how the relationship between poor air quality and asthma is measured. Using an integration of statistics and analytic techniques on historical and current public health and epidemiological data, students will learn how to compile, analyze and interpret public health information in order to track health trends. Sources of public health surveillance data may include vital statistics records, public medical records, personal interviews, surveys, and data from laboratory testing.