Assignment
Prepare a 2 page essay describing why you believe data collected by the healthcare sector (providers and insurance companies) are important to public health surveillance.
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References

STD/MIS – http://www.cdc.gov/std/std-mis/

Other infectious diseases – http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm

NETSS – http://www.cdc.gov/ncphi/disss/nndss/netss.htm

NEDSS – http://www.cdc.gov/nedss/

Textbook

O?Carroll, P.W. (Ed.) 2003. Public health informatics and information systems. New York: Springer Verlag.

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If you do not have access to the resources please feel free to use additional outside resources, websites, journals, articles to complete the assignment.