- 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
- Define the terms pandemic and preparedness.;
- Describe how pandemic influenza emerges and spreads;
- Describe key steps in developing a local preparedness and response plan;
- Describe principles of effective communication during a pandemic;
- Identify preparedness and response strategies for specific community sectors;
- Identify additional resources to support local preparedness and response efforts.
- Definir los términos pandemia y preparación;
- Describir cómo surge y se disemina la influenza pandémica;
- Describir los pasos claves en el desarrollo de una preparación local y un plan de respuesta;
- Describir los principios de comunicación efectiva durante una pandemia;
- Identificar estrategias de preparación y respuesta para sectores específicos de la comunidad;
- Identificar recursos adicionales para apoyar la preparación local y los esfuerzos de respuesta.