An epidemiologist from Chicago’s Public Health Department and friend of the show Peter DeJonge stopped by to get in the weeds – and the sewers – to talk about epidemiology and wastewater surveillance. Peter describes epidemiology as a population-level study of patterns, trends, and different characteristics of disease, whether that’s infectious, chronic, or broader health issues. Peter and Brian discuss the differences in their day-to-day jobs as an epidemiologist and clinician in public health. They also touch on a new addition to epidemiology—sampling Chicago’s wastewater—and how it complements other sources of public health information in the city, leading to improved decision-making.
See CDPH’s epidemiologic data and reports (2012-2024): https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/supp_info/data-reports/previously_releasedreports.html
Learn more about Wastewater Surveillance in Chicago: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/covid-19-wastewater-surveillance.html
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