Definition of Public Health Epidemiology
Public Health Epidemiologists monitor the occurrence of disease and other health-related characteristics in human populations. They work with other public health professionals and the community to apply epidemiological findings to the control of disease and in planning, priority setting, policy development, evaluation of interventions and assessment of community concerns.
Educational Requirements
Qualified epidemiologists require a graduate degree in epidemiology and biostatistics. In Ontario, degree programs in epidemiology and biostatistics are available from the University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa, McMaster University, University of Guelph, and Queen’s University. These programs provide the practitioner with a background in statistics, epidemiology, research theory and practice, survey design theory and practice, demography, and often program and policy evaluation.
Graduate Programs
For information about specific programs in Epidemiology in Ontario, contact the universities listed below.
McMaster University
Health Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
1200 Main Street West, Health Sciences Centre 2C area
Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5
Queen’s University
Department of Community Health & Epidemiology
Abramsky Hall
Queen’s University
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
Tel: (613) 533-2901 Fax: (613) 533-6686
University of Guelph
Population Medicine
Website: http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/PopMed/graduate_studies.shtm
Email: popmed@ovc.uoguelph.ca
University of Ottawa
Epidemiology & Community Medicine
451 Rue Smyth Road
Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5
Tel: (613) 562-5410 Fax: (613) 562-5465
University of Toronto
Department of Public Health Sciences
McMurrich Building, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, ON M5S 1A8
Website: www.phs.utoronto.ca
Email Address: info.phs@utoronto.ca
University of Western Ontario
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
The University of Western Ontario
Room K 201, Kresge Building
London, Ontario, N6A 5C1
Tel: (519) 661-2162 Fax: (519) 661-3766
This information was provided by the Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (APHEO). To the best of our knowledge, it is current as of February 2004. For more information about public health epidemiology, contact APHEO at: http://www.apheo.ca/
