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Using the 7-1-7 target for outbreak performance improvement

This free online, self-paced technical course is designed to help you use the 7-1-7 target to detect and stop infectious disease outbreaks faster.

We highly recommend that you complete our orientation course (“Introduction to the 7-1-7 target for outbreak performance improvement”) before starting this course. 

Who this course is for

This course is for those who want a technical deep dive into using 7-1-7 and who play a role in outbreak detection and response, emergency preparedness, or health systems, whether at the national, sub-national or local level or elsewhere. That includes:

  • Public health officials
  • Emergency response teams
  • Epidemiologists
  • Non-governmental organizations and international health bodies

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the five steps to use 7-1-7 for outbreak performance improvement
  • Apply key definitions and methods to determine 7-1-7 milestone dates, calculate performance against the target and identify bottlenecks, enablers, and corrective actions
  • Use 7-1-7 for a range of infectious diseases and in different contexts
  • Identify opportunities to support the use of 7-1-7 in your work

Assessment and certificate

Complete the course and score 80% or higher on the final knowledge check to obtain a certificate of completion. The certificate will be available for download on the course platform under My Learning.

  • Welcome
REFRESHER
  • Review of 7-1-7 basics
INTRODUCTION
  • Key steps to using 7-1-7
STEP 1: COLLECT TIMELINESS DATA AND CALCULATE 7-1-7 PERFORMANCE
  • Collect timeliness data and calculate 7-1-7 performance
  • Case study: Uganda and United States
  • Activity: Identify 7-1-7 milestone dates
STEP 2: IDENTIFY BOTTLENECKS AND ENABLERS
  • Identify bottlenecks and enablers
  • Case studies: Uganda and Nigeria
  • Activity: Is this a good bottleneck?
  • Don't underestimate the value of enablers
STEP 3: DETERMINE IMMEDIATE AND LONGER-TERM ACTIONS
  • Determine immediate and longer-term actions
  • Case studies: Uganda and United States
  • Activity: Is this a SMART action?
STEP 4: ROUTINELY CONSOLIDATE DATA AND MONITOR PROGRESS OF ACTIONS
  • Routinely consolidate data and monitor progress of actions
STEP 5: SYNTHESIZE AND USE RESULTS FOR PLANNING, FINANCING AND ADVOCACY
  • Synthesize 7-1-7 results for planning, financing, and advocacy
  • Activity: Categorizing bottlenecks across outbreaks
  • Case studies: Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Nigeria and Zambia
  • Use 7-1-7 results for planning, financing, and advocacy
  • Case study: Uganda
SUPPORT TO GET STARTED
  • The 7-1-7 Alliance
  • Join the Alliance
KNOWLEDGE CHECK
  • Knowledge check
  • Two-question survey
NEXT STEPS
  • Now that you've completed this course...
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  • Self-paced
  • 3 hours | 24 lessons
  • English | Español

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