Upon successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

•	Understand medical terms and principles of exposure, infection, infectious period, potentially infectious interactions, symptoms of disease, and pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic infection.
•	Apply principles of patient confidentiality, including the ability to conduct interviews without violating confidentiality and utilizing trauma-informed communication.
•	Evaluate culturally sensitive interpersonal interviewing skills, such that you can build and maintain trust with contacts.
•	Create leadership and communication skills with contacts who may be difficult to reach or reluctant to engage in conversation.
•	Evaluate when to refer individuals to medical, social, or supervisory resources.
•	Analyze the national and international landscape for COVID-19 public health surveillance policy development and implementation and variation in public health surveillance policies.
•	Evaluate evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches to case investigation and contact tracing, including crisis counseling and brief intervention, and confidently refer patients and contacts for further care if needed.
•	Evaluate COVID-19 contact tracing processes and tools from around the world for applicability, appropriateness, clarity, and completeness.
•	Create approaches to communicate using cultural competency appropriate to the local community.

Introduction: Public Health Practice and Policy
SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Virology and Infectious Disease Overview
Tools of Public Health Surveillance: Community Context and the Policy Landscape
Case Studies in Contact Tracing and Policy Implementation
COVID-19 Investigation and Tracing TRAINING I: Introduction and Basic Skills
COVID-19 Investigation and Tracing TRAINING II: Soft Skills and Cultural Competency
COVID-19 Investigation and Tracing TRAINING III: Confidentiality, Privacy, and Public Health Information
COVID-19 Investigation and Tracing TRAINING IV: Hands-on Learning Module