National Disease Surveillance Program - I. Case Reports
0920-0009
Request for OMB approval of an Extension ICR
Expiration Date: 06/30/2019
May 21, 2019
Supporting Statement B
Contact:
Lee Samuel
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: (404) 718-1616
Email: LLJ3@cdc.gov
1. Respondent Universe and Sampling Methods 3
2. Procedures for Collection of Information 3
3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Non-response 3
4. Test of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken 3
5. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data 3
B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods
No sample selection is involved in this surveillance study. The surveillance report forms and instructions are distributed to all States and Territories of the United States. State and local health department staff submit these reports to CDC on variable frequencies – weekly, monthly, or quarterly. In certain circumstances, such as outbreak situations, reports are first made by telephone, and then followed by a written report.
Data on disease and preventable conditions are collected in accordance with jointly approved plans by CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologist (CSTE). Changes in the surveillance program and in reporting methods are affected in the same manner. At the beginning of this surveillance program CSTE and CDC decided which diseases warranted surveillance. These diseases are reviewed and revised based on variations in the public’s health.
No method is needed to deal with non-response as the state public health laboratories submit the disease surveillance forms as a part of their job to perform a public health service. Therefore, the response rate is expected to be 100%.
No test of procedures has been performed.
No one was consulted on the statistical aspects of the data.
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