1. Module 1: Overview of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic with an Introduction to Public Health Surveillance #1-0-1

2. Table of Contents  Unit 1 – The Global HIV/AIDS Situation  Unit 2 – Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on Sub-Saharan Africa  Unit 3 – Biology, Transmission, Natural History, Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection and AIDS  Unit 4 – Overview of Public Health Surveillance #1-0-2

3. Table of Contents, Cont.  Unit 5 – Core Elements of HIV/AIDS Surveillance  Unit 6 – Second-Generation HIV/AIDS Surveillance  Unit 7 – Ethical Considerations in HIV/AIDS Surveillance  Unit 8 – Presenting Data in Charts, Graphs and Tables  Unit 9 – Evaluating a Public Health Surveillance System #1-0-3

4. How to Study this Module  The definitions of terms that are in italics can be found in the Glossary in Appendix B of your participant manual.  Unfamiliar terms are italicised and defined the first time they appear in the manual, and are subsequently italicised the first time they appear in a unit.  Other information is in the other appendices, including: Appendix A, References and Further Reading Material Appendix B, Glossary and Acronyms Appendix C, Useful Links Appendix D, Answers to Warm Up and Case Studies Appendix E, Differences between Public Health and Research Methods #1-0-4

5. Additions, Corrections, Suggestions  Do you have suggested changes to this module?  Is there additional information you’d like to see?  Please email us your comments!  Email: modules@psg.ucsf.edu #1-0-5