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Introduction to Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Course Now Available!
We are happy to announce that the Introduction to Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), is now publicly available for free on CSTE Learn. The Introduction to APIs course provides syndromic surveillance practitioners, epidemiologists, and public health professionals with a beginner friendly introduction to APIs. Over the course of six lessons, learners will explore what APIs are, how they work, and how they are used to enable applications to communicate seamlessly. This course demonstrates how APIs facilitate access to syndromic surveillance, including how to integrate external data. This course should take learners one-hour to complete.
Creating a CSTE Learn Account and Accessing the Course:
- Go to https://learn.cste.org/
- On the homepage click “Sign Up”
- This will take you to a registration page, complete all required fields and click “Submit”
- Once you’ve completed the registration process, visit this link to access the course
Contact learn@cste.org for assistance in accessing Learn
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