Non-SOT Event: Community-Engaged Environmental Data Science Training: Methods for Examining Differen

The Community-Engaged Environmental Data Science Training is a two-day intensive course featuring lectures on key concepts in solution-oriented, community environmental health research. Lectures will cover areas ranging from exposure assessment techniques to epidemiologic methods, community engagement practices, health policy applications, data science, and statistical analytic approaches for doing environmental health science that is in partnership with and relevant for improving community health.

By the end of the training, participants will be familiar with the following topics:
- Sociological constructs and theories relevant to environmental health
- Epidemiologic conceptual framework
- Study design advantages and challenges
- Data collection, questionnaire design, and measurement error
- Data analysis: basics of interaction and mediation
- Emerging topics and methods in community environmental health research
- Investigators from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly - encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate.

Investigators from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate.

Prerequisites and Requirements: There are two requirements to attend this training:
- Basic familiarity with R is recommended to get the most out of the training. If you have not used this platform before or need a refresher, step through the tutorials outlined below so you have the basic skills needed for success.
- Each participant is required to have a personal laptop/computer and a free, basic Posit Cloud (formerly RStudio Cloud) account. All lab sessions will be done using Posit Cloud.

Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

Additional Information:
- See website for more details: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/non-degree-special-programs/professional-non-degree-programs/skills-health-research-professionals-sharp-training/trainings/community-engaged-environmental-data-science
- Email us with any questions: ColumbiaSHARP.CEH@gmail.com.