Our Mission: To manage, direct, coordinate, and evaluate all CSELS activities Our Services • Guide CSELS policy formation, scientific oversight, and program planning and development. • Identify program priorities through strategic planning. • Review and evaluate program data for opportunities to make CSELS more effective. • Coordinate CSELS science, communication, policy, and business management activities. • Create an organizational framework to strengthen public health laboratory science, policy, and practice within CDC and at local, state, and global levels. • Establish a coordinated approach to address cross- cutting issues in laboratory policy, science, and practice, and coordinate program and laboratory integration. • Recruit strong, credible, dynamic leaders and staff • to CSELS to demonstrate the scientific credibility and value of our programs to internal and external partners through research, consultation, service, and innovation. • Develop a highly collaborative service culture within CSELS, and between CSELS and other CDC programs, to maximize our value to the agency and its partners. • Collaborate with CDC, HHS, other federal agencies, and external public health partners. Our Activities and Programs Activities • Science • Communication • Policy • Business Management Programs • CDC Biosurveillance Coordination Activity • Health Information Strategy Activity • Program Integration Unit (PIU) • Surveillance Data Platform (SDP) With Shared Services Publication date from document properties. csels_framework_od.pdf

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