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Personal Author:
German, Robert R.; Horan, John M.; Lee, Lisa M.; Milstein, Bobby; Pertowski, Carol A.;
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Corporate Authors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);
Description:
The purpose of evaluating public health surveillance systems is to ensure that problems of public health importance are being monitored efficiently and effectively. CDC's Guidelines for Evaluating Surveillance Systems are being updated to address the need for a) the integration of surveillance and health information systems, b) the establishment of data standards, c) the electronic exchange of health data, and d) changes in the objectives of public health surveillance to facilitate the response of public health to emerging health threats (e.g., new diseases). This report provides updated guidelines for evaluating surveillance systems based on CDC's Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health, research and discussion of concerns related to public health surveillance systems, and comments received from the public health community. The guidelines in this report describe many tasks and related activities that can be applied to public health surveillance systems.
Content Notes:
July 27, 2001 The following CDC staff members prepared this report: Robert R. German, M.P.H., Division of Public Health Surveillance and Informatics, Epidemiology Program Office; Lisa M. Lee, Ph.D., Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention-- Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention; John M. Horan, M.D., M.P.H., Office of the Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; Robert L. Milstein, M.P.H., Office of the Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Carol A. Pertowski, M.D., Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health; Michael N. Waller, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; in collaboration with: Guthrie S. Birkhead, M.D., M.P.H. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists New York State Department of Health Albany, New York, Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-30).
Subject:
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Program Evaluation
Public Health
Public Health Informatics
Public Health Surveillance

Series:
MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 50, no. RR-13;
Pubmed ID:
18634202
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Journal Issue;
Place as Subject:
United States;
Collection(s):
Guidelines and Recommendations
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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