Surveillance professionals from six states and one local public health agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 1 planned and attended the 2-day Workshop. Workshop attendees elected to explore how data sharing can support influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance between regional jurisdictions, and the core activity on Day 1 focused on that purpose.
Learning Objectives:
The objectives of the Workshop were to have participants:
1. Build skills in syndromic surveillance practice.
2. Examine and share best practices in syndromic surveillance methods.
3. Develop action steps for establishing inter-jurisdictional data sharing.
4. Foster peer-to-peer collaborations in a regional network of surveillance professionals.
Outputs targeted for development during the Workshop included:
1. Actionable next steps for continuing the inter-jurisdictional cooperation.
2. Applied and evaluated analysis plans for condition of interest.
3. Prioritized methodology of syndromic surveillance for condition of interest.