Müller W, Bocter N
Offentl Gesundheitswes. 1989 Aug-Sep;51(8-9):454-60.
Public Health Service (PHS) needs an epidemiological approach to execute and implement its widespread tasks, as laid down by law. Data collection and transfer is strictly limited by law; PHS has usually to refer to its own (current) data, collected and used primarily for individual applications and therefore of limited epidemiologic use. The legal basis for epidemiologic work in the field of PHS is interpreted, the restrictions by data protection are shown, the limited use of the present current data basis is discussed. Finally, the role of PHS as part of the local administration is justified as well as its importance for community based health reports and health planning.
美国公共卫生服务部（PHS）需要一种流行病学方法来执行和落实法律规定的广泛任务。数据收集和传输受到法律严格限制；PHS通常只能参考其自身（当前）的数据，这些数据主要是为个体应用而收集和使用的，因此在流行病学方面的用途有限。文中解读了PHS领域流行病学工作的法律依据，指出了数据保护方面的限制，讨论了当前现有数据基础的有限用途。最后，论证了PHS作为地方行政部门一部分的作用及其对基于社区的健康报告和健康规划的重要性。
