Select a public health surveillance system (I’d prefer CDC or WHO). Provide the following information.(1) Name of Public Health Surveillance System(2) Identify Stakeholders(3) Provide a brief description of your chosen surveillance system:a. Importance in terms of frequency (incidence, prevalence, mortality rates), severity (disability, case fatality, hospitalizations), inequities associated with the health event, cost, preventability, and public interestb. Purpose & Operation describe purpose & objectives, planned uses of data collected, case definition(s) used to identify cases; include a description of the systems components (population under surveillance, how the data is collected, etc.)c. Resources describe the resources needed to operate the system (monetary, personnel, etc.)Evaluate your chosen surveillance system based on the following criteria.(4) Surveillance System Attributes:a. Usefulness How useful is the system in accomplishing objectives?b. Data Quality How reliable are the available data? How complete and accurate are data fields in the reports received by the system?c. Timeliness How quickly are reports received?d. Flexibility How quickly can the system adapt to changes?e. Simplicity How easy is the systems operation?f. Stability Does the surveillance system work well? Does it break down often?g. Sensitivity How well does it capture the intended cases?h. Predictive Value Positive How many of the reported cases meet the case definition?i. Representativeness How good is the system at representing the population under surveillance?j. Acceptability How easy is the systems operation?
Use the order calculator below and get started! Contact our live support team for any assistance or inquiry.
[order_calculator]