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CDC’s Assessment Initiative (AI) program is a cooperative agreement supporting development of new systems, methods, and practices to improve the way data are used for public health decision and policymaking. Public Health Departments need timely information to make decisions. CDC has funded several states to develop Web-based Data Query Systems (WDQS) to facilitate data communication and improve data analysis. Several surveillance data sets are used in community health assessment. This presentation will focus on how data sets (e.g., BRFSS data, vital statistics, etc.) have been incorporated into the state’s WDQS and its use to monitor Healthy People 2010 objectives. Four states will present their experience in this area.

Session Objectives: Participants would be able to describe CDC’s Assessment Initiative program and its relations to public health informatics. Participants would understand various surveillance data sets which are incorporated into various WDQS, and how indicators are monitored at various levels. Participants would be able to identify issues unique to e each surveillance data set, discuss challenges and possible solutions.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)