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Public health surveillance is defined as the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice, closely integrated with the timely dissemination of these data to those responsible for prevention and control. It is the cornerstone of informed decision making and programmatic action. For this reason, surveillance is one of the primary activities conducted and supported by the CDC Arthritis Program.
Surveillance data are used to:
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