The Surveillance Resource Center provides members of the public health surveillance community organized, easy access to guidance developed by CDC and its partners for improving the practice of surveillance. Public health surveillance refers to the collection, analysis, and use of data to target public health prevention. It is the foundation of public health practice.
Featured Surveillance Practice Resources
Access existing surveillance guidance documents selected by CDC surveillance experts. These documents are useful examples that can be applied to or adapted by surveillance programs across different topic areas. Documents will continue to be identified and added to the collection.
Interactive Database Systems
Web query systems that provide up-to-date data
Legal, Ethical, Policy Issues
Regulation guidance for collecting and sharing data
Methods
Guidance on conducting and evaluating surveillance systems, and data standardization
Tools & Templates
Adaptable forms and templates, survey questionnaires, slide sets, software, and toolkits
Surveillance Publications
National Strategy for Biosurveillance. CDC's role in supporting the strategy is to continue making the best use of electronic health data, managing unstructured health data, integrating biosurveillance data so health-related information can be shared rapidly, and strengthening global disease detection and cooperation with global health partners.
CDC's Vision for Public Health Surveillance in the 21st Century. This MMWR supplement summarizes the deliberations of CDC scientists who met in September of 2009 to recommend a strategic framework for advancing public health surveillance in the 21st century.
Other Useful Links
Links to websites for CDC's surveillance partners, other surveillance resource websites, and training, such as:
Surveillance Information for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Professionals
CDC surveillance systems with public-facing websites
CDC Data & Statistics
CDC data sources (interactive databases, surveys, surveillance systems)
CDC Public Health Information Network (PHIN)
Best practices related to effective, interoperable public health information systems
CDC Publications
CDC publications (e.g., Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, MMWR, Preventing Chronic Disease)
CDC Vital Signs
Data and calls to action for monthly topical public health issues
Data Sources Index (CDC Wonder)
A-Z index of data sources available and descriptions
