Resources for Jurisdictional Public Health Departments

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State, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) public health departments play a critical role in strengthening and modernizing the public health infrastructure of the United States. CDC is collaborating with public health departments to help them strengthen public health action in their communities by building:

  • Scalable and sustainable surveillance systems that provide faster, more complete data.
  • Rapid and accurate laboratory data exchange among public health agencies and public and private laboratories.
  • A highly skilled public health workforce that can respond quickly to health threats.

Below are implementation and technical expertise resources for jurisdictional public health departments that can be used to support data modernization implementation projects in the above three areas.

CDC Collaboration with Public Health Departments

State, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments play a critical role in strengthening and modernizing the public health infrastructure of the United States. CDC is collaborating with public health departments to help them strengthen public health action in their communities by building:

  • Scalable and sustainable surveillance systems that provide faster, more complete data.
  • Rapid and accurate laboratory data exchange among public health agencies and public and private laboratories.
  • A highly skilled public health workforce that can respond quickly to health threats.