Introduction to Public Health Surveillance

Competencies Addressed

This module provides an awareness-level training in the following epidemiology competency and subcompetencies developed by the University of Washington (UW Epidemiology Competencies).

Competency 4: Define, describe, interpret, and install public health surveillance systems

Subcompetency A: Define surveillance and describe its use in public health

Subcompetency C: Recognize steps in establishing surveillance systems

Subcompetency E: Interpret surveillance data analyses

Subcompetency F: Evaluate surveillance systems