Public Health Webinar Series on Blood Disorders – Save the Date

Over the past 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has conducted public health surveillance to better understand the characteristics and complications that impact the bleeding disorders population. Community Counts is a public health surveillance program that gathers and shares information about common health issues, medical complications, and causes of death that affect people with bleeding disorders cared for in U.S. Hemophilia Treatment Centers (HTCs). Community Counts is funded by CDC through a cooperative agreement awarded to the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network in partnership with the U.S. Hemophilia Treatment Center Network.

In this presentation, Drs. Dupervil and Byams will provide an overview of Community Counts, its components, and its role in monitoring important health outcomes. They will present key findings on the occurrence of bleeding disorders, and information collected to date on population demographics, clinical characteristics, and other health indicators. They will share plans for ongoing and future work using data to track health outcomes over time.

Learning Objectives:

1. State the three components of Community Counts.
2. Describe the use of public health surveillance to better understand and improve the health of people with bleeding disorders.
3. Describe key findings from Community Counts.