Areas of Concentration

Its objective is to train researchers, teachers and managers with solid knowledge about the ecological, evolutionary and social processes involved in the production of epidemics and endemics of communicable diseases. These professionals will be able to act in the design of epidemiological studies, analysis, planning and evaluation of intervention strategies in communicable diseases and their possible biological, social and demographic impacts.
Its objective is to train researchers, teachers and managers with solid knowledge about the ecological, evolutionary and social processes involved in the production of epidemics and endemics of communicable diseases. These professionals will be able to act in the design of epidemiological studies, analysis, planning and evaluation of intervention strategies in communicable diseases and their possible biological, social and demographic impacts.
This area of ??focus is centered on the research and teaching of interdisciplinary issues related to health-disease processes in ethnically and culturally differentiated human populations. The temporal dimension is an important guiding axis, aiming to analyze populations both in the past (historical and paleopathological approaches) and in the present (epidemiological and anthropological studies). Some topics of interest include epidemiological and nutritional transition, geographical and population distribution of diseases, traditional peoples and communities, environment and territory, and ethnic and cultural identity. The area emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches and methods in the fields of epidemiology, paleopathology, nutrition, anthropology, geography, demography, history and ecology.
This area of ??focus is centered on the research and teaching of interdisciplinary issues related to health-disease processes in ethnically and culturally differentiated human populations. The temporal dimension is an important guiding axis, aiming to analyze populations both in the past (historical and paleopathological approaches) and in the present (epidemiological and anthropological studies). Some topics of interest include epidemiological and nutritional transition, geographical and population distribution of diseases, traditional peoples and communities, environment and territory, and ethnic and cultural identity. The area emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches and methods in the fields of epidemiology, paleopathology, nutrition, anthropology, geography, demography, history and ecology.
Epidemiological knowledge is essential in the configuration of health practices, both in the production of information about the health situation of the population and in the testing of etiological hypotheses and in the evaluation of medical technologies. It is also fundamental in the broad sense of information, communication, prevention and health promotion. Epidemiology operates, in addition to its own concepts, with content coming from other scientific fields. The area of ??concentration is centered on the training of professionals in epidemiology, also enabling them to evaluate health problems in a critical and interdisciplinary perspective. We study the conceptual and methodological bases of the investigation of mechanisms related to the determination of the different health problems in the population, as well as concepts and techniques that base the epidemiological method, with emphasis on the causality of health outcomes, structuring, planning, conduction and analysis Of data from epidemiological observational, quasi-experimental and experimental studies, their methodological advantages and limitations, and the use of validation and reproducibility techniques and generalization of results. This area of ??concentration includes a range of approaches and interdisciplinary investigations on the problems that arise from the construction and application of epidemiological knowledge. In this paper we study the sociocultural implications of epidemiological research and the links between epidemiology and social studies of science and technology, as well as the origin and transformations of health, disease, epidemic, risk and causality concepts.
Epidemiological knowledge is essential in the configuration of health practices, both in the production of information about the health situation of the population and in the testing of etiological hypotheses and in the evaluation of medical technologies. It is also fundamental in the broad sense of information, communication, prevention and health promotion. Epidemiology operates, in addition to its own concepts, with content coming from other scientific fields. The area of ??concentration is centered on the training of professionals in epidemiology, also enabling them to evaluate health problems in a critical and interdisciplinary perspective. We study the conceptual and methodological bases of the investigation of mechanisms related to the determination of the different health problems in the population, as well as concepts and techniques that base the epidemiological method, with emphasis on the causality of health outcomes, structuring, planning, conduction and analysis Of data from epidemiological observational, quasi-experimental and experimental studies, their methodological advantages and limitations, and the use of validation and reproducibility techniques and generalization of results. This area of ??concentration includes a range of approaches and interdisciplinary investigations on the problems that arise from the construction and application of epidemiological knowledge. In this paper we study the sociocultural implications of epidemiological research and the links between epidemiology and social studies of science and technology, as well as the origin and transformations of health, disease, epidemic, risk and causality concepts.
In the area of health, especially in epidemiology, the development of new techniques has given substantial impetus to research, allowing for the adequate modeling of increasingly complex problems. The proposal of this area is centered on the interface between epidemiology and statistical, mathematical and computational methods. Its main objectives are to stimulate the formation of researchers capable of integrating methodological developments from these fields of knowledge to epidemiology; Strengthen the analytical capacity on which much epidemiological research is based; Introduce the student to the discussion of multidisciplinary concepts related to causality, particularly aspects of study designs; To deepen the study of the modern methods of modeling that support the analysis of the data coming from the researches in epidemiology; Prepare human resources for teaching and research in collective health; And develop in the student the ability to participate in the planning, implementation and analysis of epidemiological studies.

Within the area of health
In the area of health, especially in epidemiology, the development of new techniques has given substantial impetus to research, allowing for the adequate modeling of increasingly complex problems. The proposal of this area is centered on the interface between epidemiology and statistical, mathematical and computational methods. Its main objectives are to stimulate the formation of researchers capable of integrating methodological developments from these fields of knowledge to epidemiology; Strengthen the analytical capacity on which much epidemiological research is based; Introduce the student to the discussion of multidisciplinary concepts related to causality, particularly aspects of study designs; To deepen the study of the modern methods of modeling that support the analysis of the data coming from the researches in epidemiology; Prepare human resources for teaching and research in collective health; And develop in the student the ability to participate in the planning, implementation and analysis of epidemiological studies.

Within the area of health