{"id":1381,"date":"2019-02-22T16:41:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T08:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww4.mywebsparks.com\/sph\/?page_id=1381"},"modified":"2021-02-19T14:45:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T06:45:30","slug":"domain-epi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sph.nus.edu.sg\/research\/domain-epi\/","title":{"rendered":"Epidemiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559808955504{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/sph.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Epi-header.jpg?id=2083) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Epidemiology&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:150%25&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;56&#8243; el_class=&#8221;nus-sph-sidebar-menu&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;95&#8243; el_class=&#8221;subpage-menu&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2672&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]Epidemiology provides insights into the frequency and distribution of diseases in populations and its determinants, contributing to the identification of appropriate targets for public health interventions and evaluation of health promotion initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>We focus on pertinent health issues prevalent in our society, such as breast cancer, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, eye diseases, infectious diseases and healthy ageing.<\/p>\n<p>The domain leads several large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/sph.nus.edu.sg\/research#cohorts\">cohort studies<\/a> including the Singapore Chinese Health Study, Multi-Ethnic Cohort Study and Diabetic Study which translate to public health interventions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sph.nus.edu.sg\/faculty-directory\/van-dam-rob-martinus\/\">Professor Rob Van Dam, Domain Leader<\/a>, and\u00a0Assistant Professor Wee Hwee Lin\u00a0are also involved in\u00a0a multinational study\u00a0involving US, China, Taiwan and Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>We also actively conduct epidemiological modules in the School\u2019s undergraduate and graduate programmes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559808955504{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/sph.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Epi-header.jpg?id=2083) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Epidemiology&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:150%25&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;56&#8243; el_class=&#8221;nus-sph-sidebar-menu&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;95&#8243; el_class=&#8221;subpage-menu&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2672&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]Epidemiology provides insights into the frequency and distribution of diseases in populations and its determinants, contributing to the identification of appropriate targets for public health interventions and evaluation of health promotion initiatives. 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