Channel: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Category: News & Politics

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Description: This instructional video guides educators through the activities of Module 4: Where do public health data come from? The video provides a brief explanation of what students will learn about in this Module, including how public health experts conduct disease surveillance, collect and analyze public health data, create case definitions, and display their data findings. The video tells educators how to organize their classroom, group students, and prepare handouts for student participation in the learning activity. The video guides educators through the steps of the learning activity in which students use fictional surveillance data to create graphs and maps, identify patterns, and draw conclusions about the spread of the fictional disease. This video provides suggested timing for the activity, guidance for encouraging class participation and discussion, and tips for success. This is Module 4 of an 8-module series in the CDC NERD Academy curriculum: Educating and Inspiring Youth to Explore Public Health, available at cdc.gov/scienceambassador/nerdacademy. Audio Description Video: youtube.com/watch?v=hXfbDHiXg5w