Public health surveillance is “the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health-related data essential to planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice.” — Field Epidemiology. These materials provide an overview of public health surveillance systems and methods.

These slide sets are in the public domain and may be downloaded and customized as needed by the user for informational or educational purposes. Permission from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not required, but citation of the source is appreciated.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Introduction to Public Health. In: Public Health 101 Series. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2014. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/publichealth101/surveillance.html
E-learning Course

These are links to self-study e-learning courses on this topic.

E-learning course – Introduction to Public Health Surveillance
Introduction to Public Health Surveillance Course on CDC TRAINExternal
Webinar

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Resources
Surveillance ReferencesCdc-pdf
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CDC Public Health Surveillance Strategy
CDC Data and Statistics Page
Surveillance Data Platform (SDP) with Shared Services
Epidemic Intelligence Services
Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health ServiceExternal
A Guide to Public Health CareersExternal