Disease Detectives
Epidemiology uses science to study disease, injury, health, and disability in communities. This study involves: reasoning skills, such as those used by :disease detectives," comparison of risks (the chances of becoming sick or injured), and surveys to help describe different groups of people (for example, kids in school classes and people in neighborhoods). The goal of the Disease Detectives event is to have students understand connections between things they may encounter in daily like and prevention. Students can participate by themselves or with a partner.