Disease Screening in Public Health

This module provides an overview of screening, including definitions, natural history of diseases, characteristics of subclinical conditions, lead time, overdiagnosis, screening tests.

This module addresses the metrics of screening, including concepts related to robustness, validity, sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, outcomes, study design, number needed to screen, ethics, and shared decision making.

This module covers screening in the prenatal and perinatal stages, including genetic screening tests, Down syndrome, congenital hearing loss, and cystic fibrosis.

This module presents three case studies related to cardiometabolic diseases: hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors in children. Each case explores disease burden, benefits and harms, evidence, issues, and screening recommendations.

This module presents current data, evidence, and policies regarding screening for various cancer types, including colorectal, prostate, cervical, lung, skin, and breast cancer.

This module explores public mental health and screening in the aging population for neuropsychiatric conditions and physical impairments, including dementia, old-age depression, and general screening in the elderly.

This module covers screening for cardiovascular diseases and cancer in low and middle-income countries, as well as screening considerations for migrants. It also addresses cross-cultural competencies in screening.

This module covers evaluation, planning, and decision-making for screening programs, including major controversies, bias, implementation strategies, and future directions in screening programs.