Surveillance & Data Resources

At a glance

CDC's data and tools are designed for action. Driven by a spirit of collaboration and transparency, we share our services, methods, products, and resources freely and widely. We are dedicated to ensuring that data and information are accessible and actionable to all users so they can effectively understand and address environmental public health issues.

GitHub Repository

Environmental Public Health Tracking GitHub‎

Explore documents, methods, code, and resources to enhance environmental public health surveillance. Find information on dataset creation, validation, and standardization.

CDC/ATSDR Resources

CDC's Data Modernization Initiative: Agency-wide efforts to modernize core data and surveillance infrastructure across federal and state public health landscapes.

Environmental Health Data Modernization

CDC's Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Tools: Resources to help increase capacity of public health agencies to electronically exchange health data and information. Tracking Network participants can access standardized vocabulary standards and other tools, facilitating easier information exchange.

CDC's Surveillance Strategy: CDC's strategy for improving the agency's public health surveillance activities.

Data.CDC.gov: A data repository hosting some of CDC's most popular data sets. It allows increased access to data. Plus, it allows users to filter, syndicate and create easy visualizations with the data. The data available here complement Tracking Network data.

Other Resources

Data.gov: An open data system that catalogs and provides access to federal government data, tools, and resources. Use it to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. It is an additional open data resource. Its data complement Tracking Network information.

Environmental Information Exchange Network (EIEN): A web-based system used by the Environmental Protection Agency and state, tribal, and territorial partners. The partners securely share environmental and health information. It enhances data access for environmental professionals and supports better decisions on environmental and health issues.