Universiteit Leiden

Population Health: Syndemics

Matty Crone
Ria Reis

Instructors: Matty Crone

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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28 hours to complete
3 weeks at 9 hours a week
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.5

(10 reviews)

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
28 hours to complete
3 weeks at 9 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • What syndemics is and how it was developed.

  • How to quantitatively identify if health and social conditions cluster and whether an interaction leads to a higher burden of disease than expected.

  • How qualitative research can be used to explore syndemics.

  • How you can combine qualitative approaches with quantitative research methods to gain a more comprehensive understanding of a syndemic.

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There are 5 modules in this course

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2 videos3 readings1 discussion prompt1 plugin

Welcome to Population Health: Syndemics!

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5 videos2 readings2 assignments

In this module you will learn about how to assess whether health conditions and social conditions cluster and interact in a person or a population.

What's included

5 videos1 reading3 assignments2 discussion prompts

This module introduces you to qualitative research. Qualitative methods will help you study the social conditions that shape a syndemic.

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12 videos1 reading2 assignments2 discussion prompts

This is the last module of Syndemics. You will be introduced to how to combine quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method research when studying a syndemic.

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5 videos1 reading3 assignments2 discussion prompts

Instructors

Matty Crone
Universiteit Leiden
1 Course1,859 learners
Ria Reis
Universiteit Leiden
1 Course1,859 learners

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