Welcome to our advanced course on population health information. This course will cover methods of population estimation and projection; life tables and their demographic application; important regional and international differences in populations, in respect of age, sex, occupation, social class, ethnicity and other characteristics; historical changes in population size and structure and factors underlying them; and policies to address population growth nationally and internationally.
Learning objectives: This course will cover:
- methods of population estimation and projection
- life tables and their demographic application
- important regional and international differences in populations, in respect of age, sex, occupation, social class, ethnicity and other characteristics
- historical changes in population size and structure and factors underlying them
- policies to address population growth nationally and internationally
Course authors: John Powell, Associate Clinical Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Warwick. Resource text adapted from material written by Neeraj Malhotra and Meic Goodyear, accessible at www.healthknowledge.org.uk.
Reviewed by: Bethan Davies, SpR Public Health, London.
Author and reviewer's competing interests: none declared