TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dausey,David J.
TI  - Tests to evaluate public health disease reporting systems in local public health agencies
T2  - Technical report
SN  - 9780833041135
AV  - RA404.A1 T47 2005eb
U1  - 362.1 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND Center for Domestic and International Health Security
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Reporting
KW  - Public health
KW  - Information services
KW  - Local government
KW  - Disease Notification
KW  - Local Government
KW  - Maladies
KW  - Déclaration
KW  - Santé publique
KW  - Services d'information
KW  - Administration locale
KW  - local government
KW  - aat
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Health Care Issues
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Health Policy
KW  - General
KW  - Health Care Delivery
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Evaluation Study
N1  - "Prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- Testing public health disease reporting systems -- Planning a test -- Training to conduct a test -- Conducting a test -- Assessing test performance -- Establishing a regular system of testing -- Appendix A. Terminology -- Appendix B. Training session 1 materials -- Appendix C. Training session 2 materials -- Appendix D. Answers to knowledge assessments -- Appendix E. Testing template materials -- Appendix F. Sample data collection materials -- Appendix G. CDC performance criteria for public health disease reporting systems operating 24/7 -- Appendix H. Frequently asked questions -- Appendix I. Sample after-action report
N2  - Despite the importance of public health disease reporting systems in an age of increasing globalization, few standardized tools have been developed to help public health agencies evaluate their effectiveness. This operations manual provides public health agencies with a set of standardized proficiency tests to aid in the development of regular and consistent strategies for testing the ability of public health disease reporting systems to receive and respond to case reports 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The manual serves as a guidebook for planning a test and as a training and reference manual for individuals conducting a test; provides tools and templates necessary to conduct the tests; and provides benchmarks to evaluate testing performance. The goal of these tests is to assess whether a local public health agency has sufficient proficiency to respond to public health disease reports as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The tests are intended to be used over time to regularly monitor and improve performance of public health disease reporting systems
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