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Overview
The Division of Global Public Health Capacity Development (DGPHCD) is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Coordinating Office for Global Health.
DGPHCD works to improve the health of the people of the United States and other nations by partnering with national and international organizations and foreign governments to build strong, transparent, sustained public health systems.
Background
The Data for Decision Making (DDM) project seeks to increase the effective use of data in setting health priorities and policies; in making cost-effective decisions concerning the allocation of resources; and in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating health programs. The project aims to achieve these outcomes in decision-making environments in which economic, political, cultural, and social factors have substantial influence on decisions. The goals of DDM are to
- Build the capacity of decision makers to identify data needs and to interpret and use data appropriately for making and implementing public health decisions.
- Enhance the capacity of technical advisors to provide valid, essential, and timely data and to convey such information to decision makers clearly and effectively.
- Strengthen health information systems at local, district, regional, and national levels to facilitate the collection, analysis, reporting, and presentation of health data at these different levels.
DDM Curriculum
Data for Decision Making (DDM) Training and Technical Guidelines
Customized based on a country’s public health priorities and infrastructure, DDM is a 12-18 month, on-the-job, interdisciplinary training program whose goal is to strengthen the use of evidence-based decision-making in public health. Targeted at public health program leaders, it is designed to minimize the amount of time the participants spend away from their job.
The program combines formal training sessions in epidemiology, surveillance, communications, and prevention effectiveness; and field projects which address a priority public health problem. By the end of the training, each participant will have developed a written document that proposes intervention to an existing health problem. Implementation of this project should produce a measurable health impact. DDM programs have been implemented in several countries, including Brazil, Central America, and Jordan.
In response to countries’ needs for training and technical guidelines for priority diseases, training and technical materials are available for cholera, meningitis, and yellow fever.
Partnerships and Funding
Developing partnerships is an important element of establishing, supporting, and sustaining DDM. The program is funded by CDC, USAID, the World Bank, and cooperating Ministries of Health.
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