Students will be able to:
Examine the principles and limitations of public health
surveillance (PHS) programs.
Identify key surveillance sources of data for epidemiologic 
purposes.
Evaluate the relationship between PHS and decision-making.
Compare data collection sources, methods, and models of PHS.
Explain the current state of PHS and its challenges.
Compare the differences between vertical and integrated PHS.
Apply PHS principles to data collection.
Describe the health system gains of integrating various PHS.
Prepare PHS data into a report for various audiences.
Explain how program evaluation can be used to evaluate PHS.
Compare and contrast PHS at international, national, state, and 
local levels.

Introduction to Public Health Surveillance (PHS)
History and Current State of PHS
Supply and Demand of PHS Workforce
Integrated vs Vertical PHS
“One Health” and PHS
Movement of Governance
Evaluation of PHS
Movement of Informatics
Movement of Collaboration and U.S. CDC PHS Strategy
Global PHS Innovations
Proactive vs Reactive PHS

All students will be expected to comply with the University's
Honor Code and Academic Honesty Policy.