Course transcript - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Course transcript - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Course transcript - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
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Screening in <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Practice</strong>Transcriptthese programs may include process measures as well as outcome measures such asdisease-specific mortality rates in screened and unscreened populations.And finally, you may be called upon to help your clients interpret the results ofscreening tests. Predictive value of positive and negative tests are the concepts toconsider in the interpretation of individuals’ test results.ResourcesIf you would like to learn more about the concepts in thismodule, you might want to explore some of the resourceslisted here. Also included is the US Preventive ServicesTask Force Web site address. This site includes recommendations<strong>for</strong> appropriate targets <strong>for</strong> screening and summariesof sensitivity and specificity of those recommendedtests. Now, if you’re ready, please go on to the finalassessment.<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> 22
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