Civil Registration & Vital Statistics in Population Health

Instructors: Michelle Colder Carras +2 more

What you'll learn

  •   Define the importance of CRVS and the challenges associated with collecting data on birth, death, and cause of death.
  •   Explain the core functions of civil registration and vital statistics, as well as the formats in which they are implemented.
  •   Consider how to strengthen CRVS and address data quality issues, using cause of death interventions as an example.
  •   Understand the importance of using equity and gender-transformative approaches to CRVS to ensure that everyone is counted and no one is left behind.

    • Skills you'll gain

  •   Record Keeping
  •   Health Equity
  •   Health Information Management
  •   Vital Signs
  •   Health Disparities
  •   Public Health
  •   Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
  •   Data Collection
  •   Health Policy
  •   Data Quality
  •   Medical Records

    • There are 2 modules in this course

    The course is the result of a collaboration among multiple partners, including Vital Strategies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CDC Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, and University of New South Wales, Sydney. This course was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, with co-funding from the Australian government and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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