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NCVHS ISSUES SURVEILLANCE RECOMMENDATIONS
Disease knows no boundaries so neither should any system designed to track it. So says a Feb. 27 letter from the National Committee On Vital and Health Statistics to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson in which the committee offers its recommendations for a National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS). The goal of a NEDSS is to enhance health official's ability to identify and react to outbreaks of illnesses, whether natural or terrorist-induced. NCVH's advice focuses on preventing the buildup of a patchwork system of incompatible surveillance systems.
"In our highly mobile society, outbreaks of illnesses are rarely contained within one political jurisdiction," opines the NCVHS. "Early identification of these outbreaks requires the collection and analysis of data from local, state, regional and national perspectives."
Among the letter's recommendations:
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