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