Introduction to Public Health Surveillance

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Surveillance is a public health function. Topics included in this online course include definition and overview of public health surveillance, indicators, frameworks and principles for the planning and evaluation of surveillance systems; analysis and interpretation of surveillance data; communication of public health information; and legal and ethical issues relevant to surveillance systems. Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 and 640; or Medical Science 643.01 (Biostatistics I) and 647.01 (Fundamentals Of Epidemiology); and admission to the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Health Sciences 646 and Medical Science 647.12 (Introduction to Population Health Surveillance) will not be allowed.