Notice to Readers: Introduction to Public Health Surveillance Course
CDC and Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health will cosponsor a
course, "Introduction to Public Health Surveillance" during May 22--26, 2000, at Emory
University in Atlanta, Georgia. The course is designed for state and local public
health professionals.
The course will provide practicing public health professionals with the theoretic
and practical tools necessary to design, implement, and evaluate effective
surveillance programs. Topics include overview and history of surveillance systems;
planning considerations; sources and collection of data; analysis, interpretation,
and communication of data; surveillance systems technology; ethics and legalities;
state and local concerns; and future considerations. There is a tuition charge.
Deadline for applications is April 1. Additional information and applications
are available from Emory University, International Health Dept., 1518 Clifton Rd.,
N.E., Room 746, Atlanta, GA 30322; telephone (404) 727-3485; fax (404) 727-4590;
or World-Wide Web site http://www.sph.emory.edu/EPICOURSES*; or
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