For this assignment, you will be evaluating a national or global surveillance system. Read the instructions below. There are 2 written parts, but they should be submitted as a single Word document. You may use bullet points, and your submission should be single-spaced, 11 point font, and proofread for grammar and spelling.
Select one of the surveillance programs or disease registries from the list below and explore the contents on the webpage.
Write a 1-2 paragraph summary to describe the selected surveillance system , including the following:
Name of surveillance system
Describe the nature of the surveillance and types of information collected
Specific populations or groups of interest or focus
How data are collected and surveillance method
Time frame for data collection
Select a specific indicator, disease or condition, or health topic and search the webpage for data on this specific topic. Write a 1-2 paragraph summary describing your selected health topic, including:
Measures of interest
Case definitions (if available)
Data findings (brief description of selected findings)
Health disparities
Target or priority populations (if any)
Describe how the data could be useful for evidence-based practice
Limitations of the surveillance data (e.g. what other information would be useful to know about the health topic, population, disparities, etc.?)
Databases
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) (Links to an external site.)
National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Links to an external site.)
WHO Global Health Exploratory (Links to an external site.)
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Systems (PRAMS) (Links to an external site.)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) (Links to an external site.)
United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) (Links to an external site.)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (Links to an external site.)
