Module 2: Introduction to Planning Activities and Tools

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• identify the basic elements and importance of legislation to support congenital anomalies surveillance;
• identify two  types of reporting related to  congenital anomalies surveillance legislation;
• describe voluntary  and  mandatory  reporting,   and  their  advantages and disadvantages;
• identify  the  importance  of  partnerships to  support  congenital  anomalies surveillance;
• identify potential types of partners;
• describe the roles partners can play in the surveillance of congenital anomalies;
• identify ways to engage partners in surveillance work;
• identify the purpose and components of logic models;
• understand the benefits of creating a logic model;
• develop a logic model;
• describe how logic models help guide programme planning and evaluation.

Note: This module is linked to Chapter 2 of WHO/CDC/ICBDSR Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers.

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• identify the basic elements and importance of legislation to support congenital anomalies surveillance;
• identify two  types of reporting related to  congenital anomalies surveillance legislation;
• describe voluntary  and  mandatory  reporting,   and  their  advantages and disadvantages;
• identify  the  importance  of  partnerships to  support  congenital  anomalies surveillance;
• identify potential types of partners;
• describe the roles partners can play in the surveillance of congenital anomalies;
• identify ways to engage partners in surveillance work;
• identify the purpose and components of logic models;
• understand the benefits of creating a logic model;
• develop a logic model;
• describe how logic models help guide programme planning and evaluation.

Note: This module is linked to Chapter 2 of WHO/CDC/ICBDSR Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers.