Thacker S B, Stroup D F
Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 1996 Fall;2(4):1-3. doi: 10.1097/00124784-199623000-00003.
Public health surveillance systems should have the capacity to collect and analyze data, disseminate data to public health programs, and regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the use of disseminated data. Unfortunately, in the United States, systems of public health surveillance are fragmented and do not adequately address either current or new potential challenges to public health. This commentary addresses components of any effort toward a national public health surveillance system and highlights examples of these components in state and national surveillance developments.
公共卫生监测系统应具备收集和分析数据、向公共卫生项目传播数据以及定期评估所传播数据使用效果的能力。不幸的是，在美国，公共卫生监测系统分散，无法充分应对当前或新出现的公共卫生潜在挑战。本评论阐述了建立国家公共卫生监测系统的各项工作内容，并着重介绍了州和国家监测发展中这些内容的实例。
