Screening in Public Health Practice
Intended Audience
This module is intended for public health professionals who want to increase their familiarity with screening, and who have little or no formal training in epidemiology. It is one of the more advanced modules in our epidemiology series, so it is recommended that learners be familiar with material presented in some of our other epidemiology modules, including What is Epidemiology in Public Health?, Data Interpretation for Public Health Professionals, Study Types in Epidemiology, and Measuring Risk in Epidemiology.
Format
Web-based, Flash presentation. This online module has an audio narration and interactive exercises and scenarios. This module should take about one hour to complete.
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 1.0 contact hours for a processing fee of $35.
More information about CNE credit.
Module Instructor
Victoria Holt, PhD, MPH, RN
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
School of Public Health
University of Washington
Technical Requirements
This module requires certain software and browser plugins to be installed. See our Technical Requirements page for details.
Accessibility
This online training module is audio narrated. A print version is available in the Supplemental Material section at the bottom of this page. Please note that the print version does not include interactive exercises, quizzes, or the final assessment. To receive a print version of the quizzes in this module, please contact nwcphp@u.washington.edu. If you have any difficulties in accessing the information given in any of our documents or need further assistance, please contact nwcphp@u.washington.edu.
Supplemental Material
If you would like to obtain a print copy of the audio narration before beginning the course, download the module transcript below.
