Paul Sindy M, Cross Helene, Dimasi Linda, Ibrahim Abdel R, Grasso Carmine J
Division of AIDS Prevention and Control, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, USA.
N J Med. 2003 Sep;100(9 Suppl):7-10; quiz 61-2.
Public Health Surveillance is critical to the management of programs designed to control the epidemic of HIV-AIDS. Surveillance defines changing trends, helps to formulate preventive initiatives and evaluate their effectiveness, and to allocate resources. Collaboration between clinical medicine and public health is essential to achieve reliable surveillance.
