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Learner Reviews & Feedback for COVID-19 Contact Tracing by Johns Hopkins University

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About the Course

The COVID-19 crisis has created an unprecedented need for contact tracing across the country, requiring thousands of people to learn key skills quickly. The job qualifications for contact tracing positions differ throughout the country and the world, with some new positions open to individuals with a high school diploma or equivalent. In this introductory course, students will learn about the science of SARS-CoV-2 , including the infectious period, the clinical presentation of COVID-19, and the evidence for how SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted from person-to-person and why contact tracing can be such an effective public health intervention. Students will learn about how contact tracing is done, including how to build rapport with cases, identify their contacts, and support both cases and their contacts to stop transmission in their communities. The course will also cover several important ethical considerations around contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine. Finally, the course will identify some of the most common barriers to contact tracing efforts -- along with strategies to overcome them....

Top reviews

KM

Jan 15, 2021

This was a Fantastic Course!! I highly recommend it!! I took it since I'm applying for contact tracing positions and wanted to have a certificate of completion in hand to show perspective employers!

R

May 24, 2020

The short modules made it easy to fit the work in around my work schedule AND helping my daughter with schoolwork. Simple, easy to understand, with regular checks for comprehension. Highly recommend!

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By Cecelia W

Jul 31, 2020

This course was very informative I am so glad I applied myself to learn so much as well as to obtain the Certificate. Thank you so much for putting in all of the hard work to make the community informed and to help keep us all safe!

By Kellye V

Jul 24, 2020

I took a similar Contact Tracing course through ASTHO and it wasn't nearly as well designed as this course was. Thank you for the comprehensive training and giving me the confidence to work with the public during this crisis.

Kellye

By Roxanne S H

Jul 20, 2020

Excellent course! A great review of basic information with added information that was wonderful and will help in my practice of nursing! Easy to follow. Great vignettes! I will definitely be recommending this course to my colleagues!

By Joe C

Jul 7, 2020

Great Course. The course information is very educated and helpful material for a new contact tracer. Thank you for the opportunity. If you may be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Again Thank You, Joe Cartagena

By Crystal W B

Jun 9, 2020

Very informative course. The examples of real life conversations were extremely helpful. I feel truly prepared and confident that I will be an excellent Contact Tracer. I'm looking forward to helping to slow the spread of Covid-19.

By Nikolas B S

May 31, 2020

Extremely effective modules and relevant examples of real-world calls. Provides a thorough overview of SARS CoV-2 and COVID-19 before introducing the procedures and ethics of becoming a thorough and successful COVID-19 Contact Tracer.

By Dany N

May 30, 2020

I really enjoyed learning this particular course. The lectures and concrete examples helped me to understand the concept and context of this course. I would like to get a similar course in the future. Thank you for a free certificate.

By Darren H

May 30, 2020

Very well done course. Took me about 6 hours to complete on the Day. Very clear and concise, this is a game changing course and people in every state should be taking it to initiate contact tracing on a local level. Thank you so much!

By Wendy W

May 28, 2020

I'm not a health care worker, however I would like to do something to help our community, contact tracing sounds like something I can do to help. This was a very thorough training and easy to follow. Thanks for making it free.

Wendy W.

By RS

May 25, 2020

Very informative, well laid out course. The instructor was clear and concise. She was also honest about real-life problems a contract tracer could face. I wish the course was longer.

Thank you for offering this learning opportunity.

By Laura L

May 24, 2020

The course is well designed and easy to follow. The important concepts are covered in multiple ways to ensure understanding. The practice quizzes and examples provided are extremely helpful in overall comprehension of the materials.

By Jainendra S

May 24, 2020

THE COURSE IS VERY GOOD. THE CONTENT IN THIS GIVE SO MUCH INFORMATION & IN MY VIEWS IT IS MOST ACCURATE THEN OTHER CHANNELS .THE WAY OF TEACHING AND EXPLAINING IS SO NICELY DONE.THAT WE GET ABOUT IT VERY EASILY WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY.

By Deleted A

May 15, 2020

A lot of people may be willing to volunteer as contact tracers but might feel they aren't qualified to help. This helps people familiarize themselves with public health information that's key to tracing in an easy and informative way.

By Sumana G

Jan 16, 2021

It's a wonderful course and very beneficial to know the techniques to manage the case and the contacts. As a Public health professional, I like to rate it as an excellent skill building course for the public health warrior on ground.

By Daniel W S

Jan 13, 2021

Excellent course, detailed and easy to navigate through each module. Effective learning tools in post module quizzes and evaluations. Able to make notes from the course is also valuable for follow-up and reviewing specific details.

By Ammar A U

Dec 2, 2020

This teaches you much more than quarantine and isolation. This teaches you ethics and other necessary tools to understand what COVID is and where it comes from. This will make you a much more cautious person one you take this course.

By KERY S

Nov 21, 2020

This course was very informative, and covered allot. I have learned some things that were not available to me through media, or google. I hope to apply for a position in Contact Tracing in the near future. Really enjoyed this course!

By Marcia S

Nov 1, 2020

This course taught me all I need to know about Covid-19 and contact tracing. I wasn't aware of so many terms used and came away with a better knowledge of what it takes to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and how contact tracing works.

By Rhina T A

Oct 18, 2020

The course taught me the basics to the difficult information, processes and ways in handling covid 19..it surely taught me a lot..hoping and praying this pandemic will end soon..God bless everyone..thank you very much Sir and Ma'am..

By EBRAHIM M S

Sep 10, 2020

This is a best course where we learn Contact Tracing, Testing method, and prevention of virus splitting and Public Health, Epidemiology thanks for the opportunity that gives us Johns Hopkins University. I hope we will get more cars.

By Betsy J D

Sep 6, 2020

Information was broken down into appropriate chunks. Glossary of Teams. videos, power point and examples were extremely helpful.

Quizzes throughout the presentation help me check for learning on information just presented.

Thank you!

By Valli r

Jul 6, 2020

Fabulous course. I learned quite a lot about how to interact with a case to develop rapport to ultimately get the most information from them.

The one annoying thing to me was that she started almost every sentence with the word “So”.

By Jayne E L

Jul 4, 2020

The COVID - 19 Contact Tracing Class was an excellent entry into contact tracing. It was informative, and clearly explained the importance of gleaning information, while applying empathy and support during this most challenging time.

By Donald K

Jun 26, 2020

Very informative. This course is invaluable for helping people to see the need to do this. Tracing is so important to stop the spread of this virus and to get people back to living normal lives as much as possible. Thank you so much.

By Kannan S

Jun 25, 2020

Well structured course taught effectively with plenty of use cases. Worth the time to get a good basic understanding of the relevance of contact tracing for public health management in general and COVID-19 specifically at this time.