Findings from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists' 2008 Assessment of State Reportable and nationally notifiable conditions in the United States and considerations for the future

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-264

  Jajosky, Ruth ^a   Rey, Araceli ^a   Park, Meeyoung ^b   Aranas, Aaron ^a   MacDonald, Steven ^d   Ferland, Lisa ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b McKing Consulting   (United States)

^c Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; case reporting; National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System; nationally notifiable conditions; public health surveillance; reportable conditions; reporting requirements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955051646     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318200f8da     Document Type: Article

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