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Public Health Emergency Training

Contact Investigation (Public Health Emergency Training Series)

Online

0.05 CEU

This online training module is eligible for 1 CPH recertification credit.

This online module provides an overview of contact investigation as an essential strategy for preventing and controlling serious communicable diseases.

Learning Objectives - Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define contact investigation (CI)
- Describe key elements of CI (disease, contacts, actions)
- Explain the steps of the CI process
- Describe the steps and essential components of interviewing
- Explain methods to locate and notify contacts
- State guidelines for field safety during CI

This course contributes to the following Public Health Preparedness Competencies and PHEP Capabilities:
Competencies:
2.0 Communicate and manage information
2.4 Collect data according to protocol
Capabilities:
13. Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
This product was developed by the University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Preparedness (UMNCPHP), supported in part through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Current support is provided by the University of Minnesota: Simulations, Exercises and Effective Education Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (U-SEEE PERL), which is funded in part through Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number 1U90TP000418 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Principal Investigator: Debra Olson.


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