MPH7206 Disease Surveillance and Response

This course covers the concepts of Public Health surveillance, Surveillance Systems & Reporting mechanisms; Objectives of the surveillance system; Structure and function of a surveillance system; priority diseases, conditions and events, evaluating a surveillance program, sampling methods, and questionnaire design for surveillance. 

Course Learning Outcomes  
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: 

• Define Public Health Surveillance
• Explain the basic Surveillance Systems and Reporting mechanisms.
• Examine the objectives of a surveillance system
• Analyse the structure and function of a Surveillance system
• Identify and list priority diseases, conditions and events
• Design a surveillance program 
• Apply practical steps in investigating a disease outbreak
• Examine methods and issues in planning, managing, and evaluating a public health   surveillance program