In this fourth episode, Dr. Jade Benjamin-Chung interviews Dr. Jen Ahern about an ecological study she conducted that explored whether community violence in California increased the risk of hospitalization.

UC Berkeley Online MPH Epidemiology

Episode 4: Acute Changes in community violence and increases in hospital visits and deaths from stress-responsive diseases – Part 1

In this podcast, Dr. Jade Benjamin-Chung and Dr. Jack Colford, interview Epidemiologists on studies they have conducted. These interviews are all focused on articles we assigned as readings of case studies and are also featured in problem set questions. These interviews provide students with an opportunity to learn about why certain studies were conducted, why a particular design was used, what the researcher’s main concerns were about the study, and how the study’s findings influenced policy and public health practice.

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