Introduction to Public Health Surveillance
Intended Audience
Public health practitioners, especially those working in smaller local and state health departments, with little or no prior training in epidemiology.
Format
Web-based, Flash presentation. This online module has an audio narration and interactive exercises and scenarios. This module should take about 1.5 hours to complete.
Module Instructor
James L. Gale, MD, MS
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington
Co-provider
This course is co-provided by the University of Washington School of Nursing.
The University of Washington School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Participants who successfully complete the course are eligible to receive a certificate for 1.5 contact hours for a processing fee of $35.
Technical Requirements
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Supplemental Material
If you would like to obtain a print copy of the audio narration before beginning the module, download the module transcript below.
