Community Assessment
In this 45-minute module, participants will learn more about the components of community health assessments including the types of data commonly used.
Foundational Capabilities
Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS)
Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS) is a distributed network that leverages electronic health record (EHR) data to generate timely prevalence estimates of chronic disease measures at national and local levels; this website contains…
eCR – Electronic Case Reporting
Website explaining the benefits and uses for electronic case reporting for disease surveillance.
Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
Article that includes definitions and explanations of community health assessments and community health improvement plans (CHIPs), along with examples.
Health Care Associated Infections: Surveillance
This training discusses the role of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) in surveillance of health care associated infections (HAIs) demonstrating the use of NHSN resources and explains key surveillance criteria for HAI surveillance.
