Reportable Disease Surveillance

Topic: 
Epidemiology & Surveillance
Format: 
Online Course
Time: 
20 minutes
Level: 
Introductory
University: 
University of North Carolina
PERLC: 
University of North Carolina PERLC

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Description: 

This presentation, offered by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, gives an overview of communicable disease surveillance and discusses specific types of surveillance.

Learning Objectives: 
  • Provide a broad definition of surveillance and outline the general framework of surveillance
  • Distinguish between active and passive surveillance
  • Understand the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS)
  • Identify multiple national disease surveillance systems