Bioterrorism : Information Technology Strategy Could Strengthen Federal Agencies' Abilities to Respond to Public Health Emergencies
Compiled inventory of federal agencies information technology initiatives, including coordination of these activities with other agencies, and the use of health care standards in these efforts.From the GAO, dated May 30, 2003. PDF format, 103 page report.
CDC : Division of Public Health Surveillance
Works to"provide and to improve access to and use of public health information."
CDC : National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)
"promotes the use of data and information system standards to advance the development of efficient, integrated, and interoperable surveillance systems at federal, state and local levels."
International Society for Disease Surveillance
"The mission of the International Society for Disease Surveillance is to improve population health by advancing the field of disease surveillance. In support of this mission, the Society provides an educational and scientific forum where epidemiologists, informaticists, public health practitioners, health care providers, statisticians, and others can work together to explore and address population health monitoring across institutional and professional boundaries."
ProMED Mail
RODS Laboratory
Realtime Outbreak and Disease Surveillance. Site includes information on the system, related publications and research.
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