Connie Evashwick
George Washington University, USA
Title: Epidemiology as the Driver of Transdisciplinary Evaluation: Is Starts with Education!
Biography
Biography: Connie Evashwick
Abstract
Epidemiology is central to public health. Without the study of the health of populations and communities, public health cannot be effective in preventing, ameliorating, or eradicating diseases. Three recent studies by our research team suggest how epidemiology might enhance its role as the driver of transdisciplinary research and evaluation. Our first study was a review of the literature pertaining to the education of the public health workforce. We found 375 studies published in peer-reviewed literature between 2000 and 2015. Only a few articles examined multi- or trans-disciplinary education. Joint education of epidemiologists and biostatisticians was reported only twice.