- Describe the characteristics of influenza viruses, and the disease they cause
- List the objectives of public health surveillance
- Explain why laboratory data are important for influenza surveillance
- Interpret measures used to determine the burden of disease
- Understand frequency measures used in statistical reporting for influenza surveillance
- Understand the uses of absolute and relative measures
- Identify the five key measures to include in an influenza weekly report
- List the characteristics of well-constructed tables and graphs
- Display in graphical and tabular format, weekly data
- List the key characteristics of oral and written presentations
- To position the prevention and control of NCDs in the actual global, regional and national context;
- To understand the applicability of policy tools for the prevention and control of chronic non communicable diseases;
- To become familiar with successful surveillance systems and methodologies in the Americas;
- To understand the applicability of policy tools for the prevention and control of chronic non communicable diseases;
- To understand social marketing and its applicability to public health problems and behavior change;
- To understand the Chronic Care Model and be able to apply the components to intervention development