Training Curriculum for Event-based Surveillance in Health Facilities and Communities

Event-based surveillance is the organized collection, monitoring, assessment, and interpretation of mainlyunstructured ad hoc information regarding health events that may represent an acute public health risk. Event-basedsurveillance is an essential component of early warning within public health surveillance systems andcan expedite the detection and notification of health events.The Training Curriculum for Event-Based Surveillance in Health Facilities and Communities offers guidance andinstructions to public health practitioners to facilitate training for event-based surveillance implementation inhealth facilities and communities within a country. This curriculum focuses on training relevant public healthpractitioners at the intermediate administrative level, in health facilities, and communities. Additionally, itprovides trainers with guidance on how best to facilitate training and to mentor those who have been trained, aswell as training evaluation tools, to ensure that the knowledge and skills required for event-based surveillanceare transferred sustainably.2020849