Mar 14, 2026  
2023-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home

  Governance
  Administration
  2024-2025 Academic Calendar
  2025-2026 Academic Calendar

  Ponce Campus

  General Information
  Academic Information
  Tuition and Fees
  Policies
  Registrar
  Student Affairs
  Academic Programs
  Course Descriptions
  Facilities and Services
  Ponce Health Sciences University Faculty

  St. Louis Campus

  St. Louis Branch Campus General Information
  Admissions Information
  Academic Information
  Student Complaint Log Policy
  Bullying and Cyber-Bullying Policy
  Registrar
  Financial Information
  Academic Programs
  Course Descriptions
  Faculty

  San Juan Campus

  San Juan University Center General Information
HELP
2023-2026 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHO 7023 - Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance

This course is focused on the planning, development, conduct and evaluation of epidemiologic surveillance systems. It includes selected topics related to surveillance such as history of surveillance, types of surveillance systems, planning a surveillance system, existing sources of heath data, development of a data system, the role of geographic information systems for surveillance, management of the surveillance system, data processing and analysis, communicating information for action, evaluation of surveillance systems, legal and ethical issues, and uses of surveillance communications. This class includes a series of lectures, practical sessions to solve computer exercises, visits to the health department and homework.