Public health is innovating how we collect and use data to help people and communities thrive. CSTE’s Data Modernization Stories from the Field show transformations in health departments across the country that reduce manual processes, solve problems through innovation, and use data in new and exciting ways — equipping them to quickly offer impactful public health services that reduce threats and improve outcomes. These successes are worth celebrating, and we hope you feel inspired to borrow the brilliance for positive impacts in your jurisdiction and your work on coordinated nationwide efforts!
These stories build on the themes in the 2019 CSTE report, “Driving Public Health in the Fast Lane: The Urgent Need for a 21st Century Data Superhighway” as well as the CDC Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) and CDC Public Health Data Strategy.
Laboratory Data Exchange
Electronic laboratory reporting and laboratory information system enhancements
Electronic Case Reporting
Exchanging case report information between electronic health records and public health
Syndromic Surveillance
Use of real-time data feeds from multiple sources to monitor the health of a community
Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
Sharing health information across all levels of public health to prevent the spread of reportable diseases
Public Health Data Science Workforce
Building a workforce skilled in data science and informatics
Partnership and Innovation
Public health connections and creativity that enhance the ability to support communities
Interoperable Data Systems
Efficient and secure data exchange to provide timely and accurate information to public health
Enterprise Approach to Data Systems Modernization
Modernizing systems across programs, partners, and all levels of government
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity
Coming soon!
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Video Stories
See below for individual links to these videos on YouTube, which you can share easily with friends and colleagues.
View related content from the CSTE report Driving Public Health in the Fast Lane: The Urgent Need for a 21st Century Data Superhighway, the Public Health Informatics Institute’s DMI Stories from the Field project, and the CDC Data Modernization Initiative including Stories: Surveillance and Data in Action and DMI Snapshot 2022.
Funding source: DMI Stories from the Field was supported in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement #NU38OT000297. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the CDC.