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Public health intelligence: Learning from the Ebola crisis

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  • Carney, T.J.
  • Weber, D.J.

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Public Health Intelligence: Learning From the Ebola Crisis Today's public health crises, as exemplified by the Ebola outbreak, lead to dramatic calls to action that typically include improved electronic monitoring systems to better prepare for, and respond to, similar occurrences in the future. Even a preliminary public health informatics evaluationof the current Ebola crisis exposes the need for enhanced coordination and sharing of trustworthy public health intelligence. We call for a consumercentric model of public health intelligence and the formation of a national center to guide public health intelligence gathering and synthesis. Sharing accurate and actionable information with government agencies, health care practitioners, policymakers, and, critically, the general public, will mark a shift from doing public health surveillance on people to doing public health surveillance for people.

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  • Carney, T.J. & Weber, D.J., 2015. "Public health intelligence: Learning from the Ebola crisis," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(9), pages 1740-1744.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302771_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302771
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