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CDC WONDER : an informatics tool for public health practice
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Alternative Title:Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research
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Description:Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research • Population health science research • Evidence-based assessment • Comparative analysis of summary statistics • Visual maps & charts • Large public health data collections • Ad-hoc data queries CDC WONDER provides the following services: Data Sharing in 2013: • Over 2.7 million custom statistical reports produced • Nearly 28 million visits to the public web site • Online access to nearly 300 gigabytes of data Informatics services: • Software • Web service API • Web hosting A brief history of CDC WONDER: • CDC WONDER began on the CDC mainframe in the late 1980’s, under the guidance of Howard Ory, Andrew Friede and Jerry Sanders. The system provided menu-driven, immediate ad-hoc data analysis to CDC scientists. • CDC WONDER/PC was issued in 1990 (official release in 1992) to EIS officers , state epidemiologists and other external partners. The system provided data analysis and communications with modem dial-up to a toll-free # or local area network connection. Secure email and bulletin boards were available, as well as surveillance data uploads. Design guidance was provided by Howard Ory, Andrew Friede and Joseph Reid. • WONDER.CDC.GOV was launched on the web in 1995.
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