| About Us | |
| NEDSS is the surveillance portion of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Information Network (PHIN). | |
| Vision | |
| Historically, public health surveillance systems, the foundations of our public-health decision making, have evolved in response to particular programmatic needs that were filled by the development of multiple ad hoc, stand-alone data systems, often each with its own software, variable formats, and methods of transmission. Recent challenges to the public health system posed by multi-jurisdictional outbreaks, and a need for more timely reporting for the detection of bioterrorist events, make problems with the current system especially glaring. For these reasons, Oregon has long been an advocate for the development of a more integrated system. | |
| Mission Statement | |
| To better manage and enhance public health surveillance through electronic data exchange. Through promotion of data standards and architectural specifications NEDSS facilitates data sharing among clinical settings, local and state health departments and laboratories. When completed NEDSS will electronically integrate and link together a wide variety of surveillance activities and will facilitate more secure, accurate, and timely reporting of disease information to CDC and state and local health departments. | |
| Organization | |
| Annual Performance Measures NEDSS is part of the Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology in the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), Health Services cluster. Our activities are directed and funded by grants from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which requires regular progress reports for continued funding. | |
| Programs | |
| Oregon Electronic Laboratory Reporting | |
