**Data for Decision Making Products Developed with Support from the
USAID- Funded Data for Decision-Making Project (As of August 28, 2002)**

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| **Product**       | **Purpose / Description**                        |
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| *MOD:COMM - A     | A 10-chapter training module on scientific       |
| Communications    | communications developed for the Data for        |
| Module*           | Decision Making(DDM) Project in the Philippines  |
|                   | during 1993-1994. A hands-on, informal           |
|                   | introduction to the principles and practice of   |
|                   | scientific communications.                       |
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|                   | Introduces the trainee to strategies and methods |
|                   | for problem solving in the area of written and   |
|                   | oral communications and communications crafted   |
|                   | with the intention of informing or persuading    |
|                   | target audiences on matters related to public    |
|                   | health practice.                                 |
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|                   | Has been used in more than 20 countries.         |
|                   | Selected sections are available in French,       |
|                   | Spanish, and Russian.                            |
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| *Technical        | A planning module, instructional packet,         |
| Guidelines for    | guidelines for data collection and action, and   |
| Epidemic          | other supporting materials developed for the DDM |
| Preparedness and  | Project in Cameroon, 1992-94. User-friendly      |
| Response to       | materials for use by ministries of health to     |
| Meningococcal     | identify and respond to epidemics of             |
| Meningitis,       | meningococcal meningitis, cholera, and yellow    |
| Cholera and       | fever in Sub-Saharan Africa.                     |
| Yellow Fever.*    |                                                  |
|                   | Introduces the trainee to key decision points in |
|                   | identifying and responding to outbreaks of       |
|                   | meningococcal meningitis, cholera and yellow     |
|                   | fever. Provides guidance on what information and |
|                   | action steps are needed for informed decisions   |
|                   | and actions at each level to stem newly          |
|                   | identified outbreaks.                            |
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|                   | Materials are available in English and French    |
|                   | and are applicable for use in sub-Saharan        |
|                   | countries (meningococcal meningitis and yellow   |
|                   | fever) and world-wide (cholera).                 |
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| DDM Integrated    | An integrated strategy and training materials    |
| Training Program  | for training program managers at National,       |
| for National,     | District, and or local levels.                   |
| Mid-Level, and    |                                                  |
| District Health   | Training materials include lectures, overheads,  |
| Managers.         | and handouts in applied epidemiology, program    |
|                   | management, and communications. Materials are    |
|                   | available in Spanish.                            |
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|                   | The DDM strategy comprises from three to seven   |
|                   | workshops held at regular intervals on applied   |
|                   | epidemiology, program management, information    |
|                   | management, and communications. Between          |
|                   | workshops, participants are mentored to apply    |
|                   | their new skills to on-the-job problem-solving.  |
|                   | Supervision and mentoring are provided by        |
|                   | national facilitators. At the end of the         |
|                   | program, participants are able to carry out      |
|                   | situational and needs assessments, use data to   |
|                   | identify problems and effective solutions,       |
|                   | identify and set health priorities, develop      |
|                   | plans and policies, monitor and evaluate         |
|                   | programs, provide quality assurance, inform,     |
|                   | educate, and advocate for public health.         |
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| CDC=s Sustainable | Program aimed at developing sustained public     |
| Management        | health management training capacity for program  |
| Development       | managers in developing countries. Program        |
| Program:          | developed with support by DDM and other          |
| Management for    | sponsors.                                        |
| International     |                                                  |
| Public Health     | Country faculty members are trained in a         |
| Course.           | CDC/Emory Management for International Public    |
|                   | Health course held each fall in Atlanta.         |
| Public Health     | **Lectures, case studies, computer labs, and a   |
| Practice Program  | visit to a County Health Department comprise the |
| Office, CDC       | course. Topics covered include priority setting, |
|                   | strategic planning, health problem analysis,     |
|                   | decision analysis, public health program         |
|                   | monitoring and evaluation, commodity logistics,  |
|                   | budgeting and financial management, total        |
|                   | quality management, leadership, team building    |
|                   | and motivation, working with legislatures,       |
|                   | community participation, advocacy, other         |
|                   | communication skills, training needs assessments |
|                   | and teaching skills. Participants develop plans  |
|                   | for establishing a training program in their     |
|                   | countries and are provided with a full set of    |
|                   | training materials, lectures, overheads, and     |
|                   | selected software.**                             |
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|                   | Participants/new faculty return to their homes   |
|                   | and establish their applied management training  |
|                   | programs in their countries. **CDC staff provide |
|                   | mentoring on-site to aid participants in         |
|                   | successfully launching their training programs   |
|                   | in country.**                                    |
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|                   | Country program managers are trained in          |
|                   | workshops presented by newly trained faculty in  |
|                   | their countries and complete applied field       |
|                   | projects using their new skills to trouble shoot |
|                   | and solve management problems in their program   |
|                   | areas.                                           |
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| Introduction to   | A training module comprising lecture outlines,   |
| Public Health     | notes, and overheads on 14 public health         |
| Surveillance      | surveillance topics., developed for use by       |
| Training          | public health and other health professionals.    |
| Materials:        |                                                  |
| ASurveillance in  | Follows the book \"Principles and Practice of    |
| a Suitcase@       | Public Health Surveillance\" edited by Steven M. |
|                   | Teutsch and R. Elliott Churchill (Oxford         |
|                   | University Press, Second edition, 2000). Two     |
|                   | work exercises dealing with public health        |
|                   | surveillance and other practical exercises are   |
|                   | included. Available in English.                  |
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