CH LM 10
Surveillance
Definitions
Disease Surveillance Event Biological Terrorism Chemical Terrorism
Facilitate planning
Assess PH status Define PH priorities Plan PH programs Stimulate research
Helps PH dept. to:
Communication Basic PH science skills
State Notifiable Dz Each state differs
Passive Active Sentinel Special Syndromic
The ongoing systematic collection, analysis,
interpretation & dissemination of specific
health data for use in PH.
Event outbreak
patterns (including
timing, geographic
distribution,
susceptible
populations)
Deliberate release of
viruses, bacteria or germs
to cause illness/death.
Intentional releaseof
hazardous chems into
environ for purpose of
harming/killing.
Uses of PH
Surveillance
Est. magnitude of a
prob.
Det. geographic
distribution of
illnes/sx
Portray natural hx of a
dz
Detect epidemics; define a
problem
Generate hypothesis;
stimulate research
Evaluate control
measures
Monitor changes in
infectious agents
Detect changes in
health practices
Purposes of PH
Surveillance
Eval interventions &
programs
Est. baseline
(endemic) rates of dz
occurance & patterns
of spread.
ID trends & unusual
dz patterns
Dev. & eval. programs for commonly/universally
occuring dz or events
Set priorities for using
scarce resources
Nurse Core
Competencies
Analytic assessment
skills
Community
dimensions of practice
Leadership & systems
thinking
National Notifiable
Dz
Reporting is essential
for trends to be
monitored.
Types of Surveillance
Systems
