Section: Module 4: Lesson 3: Initiate or Maintain Surveillance - Step 12 | Outbreak Investigation | NextGenU.org
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Learning objectives:
- Explain the components of a surveillance system and how they are utilized to detect public health threats.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 29 minutes
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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This Guidelines for the Investigation and Control of Disease Outbreaks from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research will provide you a brief summary on how surveillance systems are used during outbreaks
Read Section: Surveillance to detect outbreaks from pages 19-22
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Students mustViewTo perform active surveillance, you will need to be familiar with data collection techniques, this resource will provide you with templates and an example on data collection.
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This interactive case study is divided into 12 sections that allow you to apply your knowledge of outbreak investigation. As you go through the course, you have the opportunity to complete the entire case study. To benign, click on the button, start the course and then click con proceed. Then, some text will appear on your screen, read the text carefully, and when you are ready, click proceed to solve a question that you need to answer correctly to continue. This process will repeat until you reach the final window of the activity. Once you have completed the activity then you can engage with the rest of the course.
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To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.