I fully enjoyed the course. The doctors that gave each lesson made it easier than I thought. The quizzes were not easy which I really liked because it made me study even harder.

Interesting but a bit too focussed on US

Superior introduction into Surveillance Systems, Epidemiology. Very timely and I look forward to the update to come when the COVID-19 pandemic becomes history.

I enjoyed learning about the theoretical concepts of "The Building Blocks" of Surveillance in Public Health. I found that the nine principles of surveillance could be applied to the current COVID19 situation and unfortunately we are unable to do adequate surveillance when you look at the Building Blocks, too many negative attributes to have successful surveillance: timeliness-not good due to lack of resources, stability-poor due to the lack of cooperation between State and Federal agencies/government, sensitivity-varies. The other attributes are questionable as well.

I loved Dr. Gurley's course and learned so much. She used real world data from her own research which made everything we learned understandable and very interesting. Her lectures were clear and concise. All the readings she provided were highly informative. If you want to do well and learn as much as possible from this course I strongly suggest that you read all the recommended resources carefully.

I thought this course was very clear and effective in using some examples to illustrate concepts about surveillance systems!

I wonder if there might be something in the first quiz that might need to be revised (where I don't think the "correct" answers in the map actually change between the dates), but this course did a good job overall with either not providing or correcting typos.

Thank you!

The whole course is very clear and straight forward. Together with examples, it is very easy to understand. Also the lecturer Dr. Gurley has been explaining all the concept clearly and vividly. Can tell that she has a lot of passion toward what she is doing. She used examples from her own experiences which makes the whole course more attractive.

A wonderful explanation of a topic that might result very hard to deal with, or very difficult to withstand for non-experts in the subject. The real-life examples present with clarity the underlying importance of the surveillance process when tracking communicable diseases, and how to focus efforts on the right elements.

What an excellent instructor!! Absolutely loved her, a big thank you for coming to Bangladesh and helping us out. Very useful course. I'm from Bangladesh myself so i could easily relate to the situations. Most importantly learned what a good surveillance system should contain and its importance in public health..

It was a great journey taking this course and though I am not in the health sector, my interest in venturing into it has been increased through taking this course

This course was well structured with relevant examples and exercise sessions. I got, what I looked for in this course. My gratitude to the instructor.

It was good introduction of surveillance system, the Nipah and rota virus examples from Bangladesh was very helpful in deeper understanding. Thank you

Objet : Collaboration et soutien pour le cours "Surveillance Systems: The Building Blocks" À l'attention du professeur en charge, Monsieur/Madame, Je me permets de vous écrire en tant que Professeur en Histoire et Géopolitique des Balkans à l'Institut Supérieur de Management et du Tourisme Suisse, ainsi qu'Ambassadeur de la Paix auprès des Nations Unies, Président et Fondateur de la Mission SKUN pour la Reconnaissance du Kosovo au sein des Nations Unies. Je souhaite exprimer mes plus sincères remerciements pour le travail remarquable que vous réalisez dans le cadre du cours "Surveillance Systems: The Building Blocks" à la Johns Hopkins University. Je suis particulièrement intéressé par l'approfondissement des connaissances sur les systèmes de surveillance dans le contexte des enjeux géopolitiques et diplomatiques mondiaux. En tant que Représentant Permanent du Kosovo auprès des Nations Unies à Genève, New York et Vienne, je suis convaincu que les systèmes de surveillance, tant pour les questions sanitaires que géopolitiques, sont des éléments cruciaux pour le suivi et l'évaluation des politiques internationales. Je serai honoré de discuter de l'importance de ces systèmes dans la reconnaissance internationale du Kosovo, en lien avec des enjeux stratégiques qui touchent tant la santé publique que la diplomatie mondiale. Votre analyse des systèmes de surveillance et des défis associés à leur mise en œuvre et leur évaluation résonne particulièrement avec mes engagements dans les efforts de reconnaissance du Kosovo au sein des Nations Unies. L'exemple du Rôle de la Fondation SKUN et des efforts diplomatiques parallèles menés par des acteurs comme l'Ambassadeur Muharrem Shabani montre bien l'impact que peuvent avoir ces initiatives dans la promotion de la paix et la réconciliation, tout en mettant en lumière les défis géopolitiques auxquels nous sommes confrontés, notamment en ce qui concerne la reconnaissance internationale du Kosovo. Je vous remercie sincèrement pour votre soutien et l'opportunité d'échanger sur ces questions essentielles. Je suis convaincu qu'une collaboration fructueuse pourrait non seulement enrichir le dialogue académique, mais aussi contribuer à une meilleure compréhension des dynamiques géopolitiques complexes au sein des Nations Unies et au-delà. Dans l'attente de vous rencontrer et de poursuivre cette conversation, je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur/Madame, l’expression de mes salutations distinguées. Muharrem Shabani Professeur en Histoire et Géopolitique des Balkans Ambassadeur de la Paix auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies Président & Fondateur de la Mission SKUN pour la Reconnaissance du Kosovo Représentant Permanent du Kosovo à Genève, New York et Vienne www.skunfoundation.org

Ce cours a renforcer mes connaissance sur système de surveillance en santé publique, j'ai appris que nous sommes tous plus en sécurité si nous partageons les informations sur les évènements et les risques.

Ce cours constitue la base de fondement des mes activités professionnel en tant que médecin de santé publique et épidémiologie.

Ce monde a besoin des hommes et femmes a compétences en sante publique et épidémiologie pour faire face aux défis en santé qui accablent le monde actuel. Notre apprentissage vient en contribution afin d'infléchir la tendances de la courbe épidémiologique tant national qu'internationale.

Nous sommes ravi des bonnes présentations avec accents sur nos attentes et réalités sur terrain. Etant motiver par la volonté de savoir et approfondir mes connaissances en santé publique et épidémiologie, Nous comptons poursuivre les cours jusqu'au bout de ma spécialisation d'épidémiologie de pratique en santé publique .

Pour clore, je dis grand merci a coursera son équipe cadre organisatrice et sans oublier UNV qui nous donne des Opportunity de développer nos connaissance pour un monde meilleur de demain.

It's a good course for those who would like to know more about public health surveillance systems and how it is used to assess the burden of certain types of diseases and mortality rates of others, followed by the course of action done to address and reduce its prevalence. Emily does a great job explaining through these concepts in a way that is easy to understand and apply in the examples provided, such as the Japanese encephalitis virus and rotavirus examples. Great course overall!

The instructor has an active research program in Bangladesh, and draws upon it for many interesting examples. She makes surveillance, potentially a dry topic, intellectually engaging--yet also makes clear its practical importance for people's lives. Particularly if you are interested in pediatric infectious diseases in low-income countries, this is the instructor for you.

My best part is learning through the epidemiology course presentations was with Dr. Gurley. Her entire well-presented course section on epidemiology surveillance is relatable, connective, & easy to understand, with cohesive comparable slides. She made it interesting and actually enjoyable. Thank you!!!

I am an infectious disease investigator, primary to natural history of, transmission and host cell - cytopathology, evaluation of innate immune responsiveness. This block was of great interest as I worked on SARS-CoV and Nipah Virus. Now I'm putting these pathogens into context with Epidemiology.

Great course! It is a nice introduction to public health and surveillance systems. The examples given are based on real life cases and situations, which makes the content even more compelling. The video lectures and articles provided are enriching and interesting. I would recommend!

I enjoyed the course, because the instructor is an amazing teaching!!! Thanks Dr. Emily Gurley for making the course easy to understand. You are an amazing story teller as well...Keep it up with the great work in the field of Epidemiology, Public Health and Global health as well!!