Keeping Public Health Surveillance Practice up to Speed: a Training Strategy to Build Capacity

Authors

  • Kathleen Laberge
  • Lisa Jensen
  • Dr. Philip Abdelmalik
  • Katie Rutledge-Taylor
  • Lena Shah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5698

Abstract

Surveillance practice is evolving rapidly: globalization of health threats, emergence of infectious diseases, and explosion of easily accessible new technologies. This fluid environment challenges the public health community, but provides it with a fertile environment to innovate and improve its practice. As surveillance is a core function of public health practice, public health practitioners need to be well equipped to achieve this function and address present and future public health challenges. We developed a training course that focused on the practical use of surveillance concepts and principles. We are sharing findings on the development of the course and learner outcomes.

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Published

2015-02-26

How to Cite

Laberge, K., Jensen, L., Abdelmalik, D. P., Rutledge-Taylor, K., & Shah, L. (2015). Keeping Public Health Surveillance Practice up to Speed: a Training Strategy to Build Capacity. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5698

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Section

Oral Presentations