Introduction to Public Health Surveillance
Competencies Addressed
Council on Linkages, Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
1. Analytical/Assessment Skills
1A5. Identifies sources of public health data and information
CDC, Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model
2. Communicate and Manage Information
2.4 Collect data according to protocol
CDC, Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
Capability 3: Emergency Operations Coordination
Function 1: Conduct preliminary assessment to determine need for public health activation
Capability 13: Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
Function 1: Conduct public health surveillance and detection
Function 2: Conduct public health and epidemiological investigations
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
