Disease Clusters
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The Syllabus
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- Introduction to Disease Clusters
- What is Disease and What is a Disease Cluster?
- Case Study: Cholera in London
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- How is Disease Studied? Investigating Clusters
- Case Study 2: Breast Cancer in Cape Cod
- Unusual or “Sentinel” Events: Another Strategy for Health Detective
- Case Study 3: The Spanish Toxic Oil Event
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- Starting the Process
- Other Considerations
- Who Does What during a Disease Cluster Investigation?
Reading
- Directions for Discussion Forum
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- What Is Cancer?
- Case Study: Childhood Leukemia in Woburn, MA
- Case Study: Sarcoma in Ashland, MA
- Tracking Disease
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- Losing Communities to Toxic Pollution and Disasters (Michele Roberts)
- What Can Citizen Scientists Do?
Reading
- Directions for Final Project
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