Arrange It!

As the videos and passage explained, public health workers conduct careful investigations to identify the cause of disease outbreaks. Their work can help slow or stop the spread of disease, which can save lives.

In this activity, you will sort information according to when each step takes place in a disease outbreak investigation. Here is the problem: A patient enters a hospital with unusual symptoms. A doctor diagnoses an illness and reports it to the public health office you work in. Is this the start of a disease outbreak? What steps should you take to find out?

Click below to begin the activity. Your teacher will review the answers with you.

Then, before moving on to the final assignment, you may want to watch this lesson's videos again or reread Working Together to Improve the Public Health   (PDF).