Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470659394 ISBN 13: 9780470659397

Publisher: *Wiley-Blackwell, 2014

Synopsis

Infectious disease surveillance has evolved at an extraordinary pace during the past several decades, and continues to do so. It is increasingly used to inform public health practice in addition to its use as a tool for early detection of epidemics. It is therefore crucial that students of public health and epidemiology have a sound understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin modern surveillance of infectious disease. 

Written by leaders in the field, who have vast hands-on experience in conducting surveillance and teaching applied public health, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is comprised of four sections. The first section provides an overview, a description of systems used by public health jurisdictions in the United States and legal considerations for surveillance. The second section presents chapters on major program-area or disease-specific surveillance systems, including those that monitor bacterial infections, foodborne diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and HIV/AIDS. The following section is devoted to methods for conducting surveillance and also approaches for data analysis.  A concluding section summarizes communication of surveillance findings, including the use of traditional and social media, in addition to showcasing lessons learned from the New York City Department of Health’s experience in surveillance and epidemiology training.

This comprehensive new book covers major topics at an introductory to intermediate level, and will be an excellent resource for instructors. Suitable for use in graduate level courses in public health, human and veterinary medicine, and in undergraduate programs in public-health-oriented disciplines, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is also a useful primer for frontline public health practitioners, hospital epidemiologists, infection control practitioners, laboratorians in public health settings, infectious disease researchers, and medical and public health informaticians interested in a concise overview of infectious disease surveillance.

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About the Author

Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

John K. Iskander, Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Infectious Disase Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Acting Director, CDC Immunization Safety Office, Atlanta, USA.

From the Back Cover

Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance

Edited by

Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha

Surveillance Epidemiologist,

Pennsylvania Department of Health,

Harrisburg, PA, USA

John K. Iskander

CAPT, United States Public Health Service,

Senior Medical Consultant,

Office of the Associate Director for Science,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Atlanta, GA, USA

Infectious disease surveillance has evolved at an extraordinary pace during the past several decades, and continues to do so. It is increasingly used to inform public health practice in addition to its use as a tool for early detection of epidemics. It is therefore crucial that students of public health and epidemiology have a sound understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin modern surveillance of infectious disease.

Written by leaders in the field, who have vast hands-on experience in conducting surveillance and teaching applied public health, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is comprised of four sections. The first section provides an overview, a description of systems used by public health jurisdictions in the United States and legal considerations for surveillance. The next section presents chapters on major program-area or disease-specific surveillance systems, including those that monitor bacterial infections, foodborne diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and HIV/AIDS. The following section is devoted to methods for conducting surveillance and also approaches for data analysis, communication and the use of traditional and social media. A concluding chapter showcases lessons learned from the New York City Department of Health’s experience in surveillance and epidemiology training.

This comprehensive new book covers major topics at an introductory to intermediate level, and will be an excellent resource for instructors. Suitable for use in graduate level courses in public health, human and veterinary medicine, and in undergraduate programs in public-health-oriented disciplines, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is also a useful primer for frontline public health practitioners, hospital epidemiologists, infection control practitioners, laboratorians in public health settings, infectious disease researchers, and medical and public health informaticians interested in a concise overview of infectious disease surveillance.

Titles of related interest

Infectious Disease Surveillance

M’ikanatha, ISBN 9780470654675

Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Guide to Diseases, Causative Agents, and Surveillance

Beltz, ISBN 9780470398036

www.wiley.com/go/infectiousdiseases

From the Inside Flap

Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance

 

Edited by

 

Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha

Surveillance Epidemiologist,

Pennsylvania Department of Health,

Harrisburg, PA, USA

 

John K. Iskander

CAPT, United States Public Health Service,

Senior Medical Consultant,

Office of the Associate Director for Science,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Atlanta, GA, USA

 

Infectious disease surveillance has evolved at an extraordinary pace during the past several decades, and continues to do so. It is increasingly used to inform public health practice in addition to its use as a tool for early detection of epidemics. It is therefore crucial that students of public health and epidemiology have a sound understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin modern surveillance of infectious disease. 

Written by leaders in the field, who have vast hands-on experience in conducting surveillance and teaching applied public health, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is comprised of four sections. The first section provides an overview, a description of systems used by public health jurisdictions in the United States and legal considerations for surveillance. The next section presents chapters on major program-area or disease-specific surveillance systems, including those that monitor bacterial infections, foodborne diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and HIV/AIDS. The following section is devoted to methods for conducting surveillance and also approaches for data analysis, communication and the use of traditional and social media. A concluding chapter showcases lessons learned from the New York City Department of Health’s experience in surveillance and epidemiology training.

This comprehensive new book covers major topics at an introductory to intermediate level, and will be an excellent resource for instructors. Suitable for use in graduate level courses in public health, human and veterinary medicine, and in undergraduate programs in public-health-oriented disciplines, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is also a useful primer for frontline public health practitioners, hospital epidemiologists, infection control practitioners, laboratorians in public health settings, infectious disease researchers, and medical and public health informaticians interested in a concise overview of infectious disease surveillance.

 

Titles of related interest

Infectious Disease Surveillance

M’ikanatha, ISBN 9780470654675

Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Guide to Diseases, Causative Agents, and Surveillance

Beltz, ISBN 9780470398036

 

www.wiley.com/go/infectiousdiseases

Edition details

• Publisher: *Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470659394
• ISBN 13: 9780470659397
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: M'ikanatha Nkuchia M., Iskander John