Surveillance Strategy Report — Notable Milestones

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Title: CDC Surveillance Strategy: Notable Milestones

2014 PUSH FOR MODERNIZATION

Strategy begins in response to requests from Congress, CDC director, and key stakeholders
Within 2 months of launch, a new forum to enhance surveillance through innovation begins

2015 SUPPORT FOR NEW APPROACHES

First ever CDC Hackathon showcases programming talent using open data
Enhancements to cloud-based platform designed to identify bioterrorism events help monitor much wider range of health threats
New data visualization hub for birth, death, and infant death statistics improves user experience

2016 PROGRESS ON DATA EXCHANGE

Faster reporting of vital statistics data on influenza-related deaths replaces longstanding, siloed mortality reporting
Ten states, representing approximately 25% of the U.S. population, begin using new electronic messaging to simplify notifiable disease reporting to CDC
CDC supports development of shared services to streamline data submission and routing
CDC joins partnership bridging data exchange between public health and health care

2017 SUPPORT FOR OPIOID EMERGENCY

Online monthly release of provisional drug overdose death counts begins
CDC staff explore data-driven solutions to prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths at first-of-its-kind HHS Opioid Code-a-Thon
Experts across CDC analyze the timeliest data available on emergency department visits for opioid overdoses across multiple states

2018 MOVING FORWARD

CDC solicits broader insight and recommendations from staff and external stakeholders to inform a new public health data strategy

Page last reviewed: August 28, 2018