Steps to a Sustainable Public Health Surveillance Enterprise

Authors

  • Nabila Mirza International Society for Disease Surveillance
  • Tera L Reynolds International Society for Disease Surveillance
  • Michael Coletta National Association of County and City Health Officials
  • Katie Suda University of Tennessee
  • Ireneous Soyiri Monash University
  • Ariana Markle University of California, Los Angeles
  • Henry Leopold HealthWizer
  • Leslie Lenert University of Utah Health Care
  • Erika Samoff University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
  • Alan Siniscalchi Connecticut Department of Public Health
  • Laura Streichert International Society for Disease Surveillance

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i2.4703

Abstract

More than a decade into the 21st century, the ability to effectively monitor community health status, as well as forecast, detect, and respond to disease outbreaks and other events of public health significance, remains a major challenge. As an issue that affects population health, economic stability, and global security, the public health surveillance enterprise warrants the attention of decision makers at all levels.

 

Public health practitioners responsible for surveillance functions are best positioned to identify the key elements needed for creating and maintaining effective and sustainable surveillance systems. This paper presents the recommendations of the Sustainable Surveillance Workgroup convened by the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) to identify strategies for building, strengthening, and maintaining surveillance systems that are equipped to provide data continuity and to handle both established and new data sources and public health surveillance practices.

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Published

2013-06-30

How to Cite

Mirza, N., Reynolds, T. L., Coletta, M., Suda, K., Soyiri, I., Markle, A., … Streichert, L. (2013). Steps to a Sustainable Public Health Surveillance Enterprise. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i2.4703

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Interviews and Commentaries