Public Health & Epidemiology

Epidemiological Study Design & Analysis

Elective. Design a real study: research question, study type, population, sampling strategy, outcome measures, bias considerations. Analyse a real publicly available dataset (WHO, CDC, ONS, or equivalent) with documented methodology and results. Reviewed by a public health practitioner or epidemiologist who challenges the study design choices.

Public Health Data Communication

Elective. Create a data visualisation communicating a real public health finding to a non-technical audience. Proof: published URL or uploaded file + underlying dataset with documented source + explanation of design choices for the target audience. Dataset must be real, not synthetic.

Public Health Intervention Design

Elective. Design a real public health intervention for a named community or population: logic model, implementation plan, evaluation framework, budget rationale. Reviewed by a public health practitioner with intervention design experience. Must be for a real population — no hypothetical communities.

Systematic Review & Literature Synthesis

Elective. Apply PRISMA methodology to a real health question. Proof: PRISMA flow diagram + documented search strategy (database names, search terms, date ranges, inclusion/exclusion criteria) + synthesis table of included studies. Reviewed by a researcher or academic with systematic review experience. The search must be reproducible from the documented strategy.

Health Policy Brief

Elective. Write a 4-page health policy brief for a named decision-maker (specific government department, health board, or NGO). Problem statement with epidemiological evidence + ≥2 policy options with trade-offs + a recommendation with implementation and budget considerations. Reviewed by someone with health policy experience. Generic briefs on abstract topics are not accepted.

Free CDC training in epidemiology, public health data analysis, and intervention design. The 'Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice' self-study course is directly relevant to the study design and systematic review steps.

Free WHO courses in public health, epidemiology, and health policy. The health policy brief step requires understanding how policy documents are actually structured — WHO policy briefs are the reference format.

The current standard for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Download the PRISMA 2020 checklist and flow diagram template — these are the required artifacts for the systematic review step and your proof submission must use this format.