Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance Systems in 6 US State and Local Health Departments

• Published in: Journal of public health management and practice Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 235
• Main Authors: Thomas, Mathew J, Yoon, Paula W, Collins, James M, Davidson, Arthur J, Mac Kenzie, William R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Boston; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - organization & administration; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - statistics & numerical data; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; Humans; Local Government; Michigan; New York City; Population Surveillance - methods; Public Health - methods; Public Health - standards; Qualitative Research; Sentinel Surveillance; State Government; United States; Washington; New York City; United States; Washington; Boston; Michigan

Evaluating public health surveillance systems is critical to ensuring that conditions of public health importance are appropriately monitored. Our objectives were to qualitatively evaluate 6 state and local health departments that were early adopters of syndromic surveillance in order to (1) underst...