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January 9, 2012
Dear Colleague:
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
(CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD,
and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) released its Atlas, a new tool
that will allow users to create maps, charts, and tables
using HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB surveillance
data.
This new application is a result of NCHHSTP’s commitment to
continue to improve access to public health data from across
its programs. This increased access will provide public
health partners and the public with the opportunity to use
data in new and innovative ways. Having these data together
in one user-friendly application will help ensure that
program collaboration and service integration efforts have a
solid foundation in surveillance and data use, which will
help maximize the impact of public health programs and
support the wise and efficient use of resources.
This current release of the NCHHSTP Atlas presents
surveillance data for HIV, AIDS, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and
primary and secondary syphilis. TB and viral hepatitis
surveillance data will be added by mid-year, allowing for
more emphasis on mapping, display, and analyses. NCHHSTP
also will be expanding its functionality over time to
provide more dynamic query functions as well as county-level
data.
The Atlas will continue to evolve and expand its
functionality for users, providing a broad look at the
groups in the United States most affected by NCHHSTP’s focus
diseases. The data currently available for HIV/AIDS and STDs
will assist community leaders, public health professionals,
policymakers, and health care providers better understand
trends of these overlapping diseases. Prevention planners
will be able to utilize the NCHHSTP Atlas to better
determine the most effective, high-impact use of resources
and prevention services.
The NCHHSTP Atlas currently includes options to
- Create interactive maps, tables, pie charts, bar
graphs,
- Allow two-way HIV data stratifications and three-way
STD data stratifications,
- Display data trends over time and patterns across
the United States or in specific communities,
- Download and export data and graphics,
- Access routinely reported surveillance data through
a standardized user interface,
- View, filter, explore, and extract public health
information,
- Create detailed disease data reports and maps,
- Submit ad hoc requests for customizable reports, and
• Receive detailed and complete information on
surveillance data footnotes and caveats.
A video tutorial has been recorded and is available at
www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/atlas. Please explore the NCHHSTP
Atlas and check back for updates. Also, we have set up an
e-mail account
NCHHSTPatlas@cdc.gov for you to send your questions and
feedback.
Thank you for the continued support of NCHHSTP programs and
initiatives.
Sincerely,
Kevin A. Fenton, MD, PhD, FFPH
Director
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nchhstp
Jonathan H. Mermin, MD, MPH
Director
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/hiv
Gail Bolan, MD
Director, Division of STD Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention
www.cdc.gov/std
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