College of Public Health

 

College of Public Health


 





Epidemiology Department

The Epidemiology Department promotes public health through a variety of teaching and research activities. Educational offerings include courses available to medical and graduate students, as well as sponsorship of a departmental journal club and occasional guest lecturers. Recent research projects have focused on topics in maternal and child health, cardiovascular disease, cancer prevention and control, and neurologic disorders.



Mission

The mission of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health is to utilize research and education to evaluate and improve population health.

Our objectives are:
  • To prepare future epidemiology researchers and practitioners and disseminate current knowledge to the scientific community and general public.
  • To conduct multidisciplinary research to assess distribution and determinants of disease and implement preventive measures.


Faculty