Good afternoon!
Our partners at CDC's Office of Public Health Data, Standards and Technology (OPHDST) would like to invite you to a virtual focus group/interactive group activity session next Friday, November 15th from 2 to 3 PM ET. Your experiences working with forecasting data (among many other types of data!) to inform public health action at the local level will be vital contributions to this conversation. If you are willing to participate and your schedule allows, please join us to share your perspectives from your local health department. See the Zoom information below, as well as an agenda with questions to be discussed.
In preparation for the focus group, we wanted to share some information in advance to set the stage and make the best use of your time. We will be doing an interactive group activity validating how jurisdictions are engaging with the Public Health Data Strategy (PHDS). We ask that you take 5-10 minutes to review the CDC's PHDS website prior to next week's session: https://www.cdc.gov/public-health-data-strategy/php/index.html
Below is some PHDS background for your reference:
- First released in 2023, PHDS outlines the data, technology, policy, and administrative actions needed to exchange critical core data efficiently and securely across healthcare and public health.
- Four main goals:
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- Strengthen the core of public health data
- Accelerate access to analytic and automated solutions to support public health investigations and advance health equity.
- Visualize and share actionable insights to inform public health action
- Advance more open and interoperable public health data
Please reach out with any questions or concerns. We look forward to connecting with everyone next week!
Join Meeting Here
Thank you,
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Gelilawit Tamrat MS
Senior Program Analyst, Informatics
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Washington DC
(202)800-3713
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