Next Steps for the Public Health Data Strategy
Dr. Jennifer Layden says that her office has accelerated progress around electronic case reporting and establishing core data sources.
The CDC’s new Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology executing the Public Health Data Strategy met nearly 15 milestones over the past year.
Looking ahead into its second year of the plan and after seeing through the first flu season, office Director Dr. Jennifer Layden highlights some of those accomplishments around electronic case reporting and establishing core data sources.
She discusses what she envisions is on the horizon for more automation, monitoring additional health conditions and expanding partnerships in the community.
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