Program Accomplishments & Public Health Actiuons

Modernizing Environmental Public Health Tracking to Advance Environmental Health Surveillance (CDC-RFA-EH22-2202)
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Program Accomplishments & Public Health Actions
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1. Title
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PA/PHA title field blank. This will indicate there are
no further PA/PHAs to describe.
Background Information
Provide background information about the problem or
situation (e.g., data or information gap, need for
technical assistance or expertise, potential
association between health and exposure, potential
disease cluster/increased rates) and how Tracking got
involved.

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Workplan Activity
Please select the associated Workplan Activity.
S: Surveillance
IT: Information Technology
P: Partnerships
C: Communication and Outreach
PC: Program Capacity
E: Evaluation

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S: Establish processes and ensure data quality for
CDC data submission
S: Integrate data into recipient's Tracking Network
S: Maintain existing and newly adopted Nationally
Consistent Data and Measures (NCDM) requirements
S: Disseminate additional indicators and measures,
as needed
S: Address gaps or limitations in available data
S: Conduct routine descriptive analysis of
Tracking data
S: Use Tracking data to identify and prioritize
Tracking program activities
S: Apply and interpret Tracking data to inform the
development of public health actions
S: Develop and maintain at least 1 sub-county
and/or real-time/near real-time data feed
S: Develop and implement plans for surveillance
data collection, quality checks, and dissemination
with a focus on data interoperability
S: Use Tracking data to identify at least one
disproportionately affected population and address
the concern
S: Identify and develop advanced analytic data
science methods to further the use of data sources
IT: Modernize existing data, data pipelines or
systems
IT: Increase data management efficiency
IT: Implement additional innovative enhancements
that improve analysis, enable collaboration, or
increase the sustainability or efficiency of
systems
IT: Evaluate informatics needs and conduct a gap
analysis
IT: Support the development and sustainability of
a technical portal
IT: Enhance existing information systems by adding
or improving functionality to integrate, analyze,
and visualize data.
IT: Establish repeatable, reliable, and readily
accessible electronic access to data sources,
including tools and processes to increase the
availability and accessibility of timely and
locally relevant data (e.g., sub-county and real
time data) and any needs discovered as the result
of the gap analysis.
IT: Maintain the technology infrastructure and
resources to submit Tracking NCDMs to CDC during
scheduled data calls.
IT: Make data sharing easier through common
policies, practices, and standards.
P: Lead, maintain, and grow existing partnerships
with diverse public and private organizations to
inform decisions about Tracking Program data, data
analysis, communication messages and products.
P: Collaborate with CDC, data stewards, data
users, and other Tracking recipients to improve
existing NCDMs and adopt new and optional NCDMs as
developed by the Content Workgroup.
P: Develop a partnership with the IT department
and establish a scope of work to coordinate IT
investments, decisions, and policies across the
health department or jurisdiction; ensure program
informatics/IT activities align with
organizational strategies and objectives; and
leverage IT resources.
C: Create and disseminate communication messages
and products (e.g., data stories, community health
reports, social media posts) to key audiences.
Ensure messaging
aligns with CDC's health equity
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C: Present and/or exhibit at meetings and
conferences.
C: Conduct needs assessment with priority
audiences to inform communication message and
product development and dissemination methods
selection.
C: Participate in one coordinated, program-wide
communication activity (e.g., Tracking Awareness
Week) each year.
PC: Develop a formal mentoring relationship with
one surrounding unfunded jurisdiction and provide
support, facilitate data and knowledge sharing,
build capacity, and increase Tracking program
reach.
PC: Develop and maintain an Environmental Public
Health Tracking Program within state and/or local
jurisdiction. Provide technical assistance on EPHT
best practices; integrate Tracking priorities
throughout the jurisdiction; improve workforce and
skills in key programmatic areas including data
science, epidemiology, bioinformatics, and
computer scientist.
PC: Support and facilitate the development of
state and local public health workforce to train
staff and partners on understanding the Tracking
Program principles.
PC: Plan for/address surge capacity needs for
responding to known, reemerging, new environmental
health concerns, and outbreaks (e.g., establishing
teams/workforce, cross training staff, building
resilience).
E: Monitor program implementation and progress
through performance measurement.

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Environmental Health Topic
Please select all that apply.

Acute Toxic
Air quality
Asthma
Biomonitoring
Birth defects
Cancer
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Childhood cancers
Children's environmental health
COPD
Climate change
Community characteristics
Community design
COVID-19
Developmental disabilities
Drinking water
Drought
Drug/illegal drug
Emergency response/preparedness
Environmental justice
Food safety
Harmful algal blooms
Hazardous waste site
Heart disease and stroke
Heat and heat-related illness
Hormone disorders
Hydraulic fracturing ('fracking')
Infectious disease
Lead poisoning
Lifestyle risk factors
Pesticide exposures
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Pollen
Populations and vulnerabilities
Precipitation and flooding
Private well water
Radon
Reproductive and birth outcomes
Severe weather
Sunlight and UV
Toxic substance releases
Vector-borne disease
Wastewater
Wildfire
Other

Please describe what other EH Topic(s) is addressed.
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Tracking's Role
Select all roles that apply.

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Share information
Provide expertise
Analyze data
Conduct linkage analysis
Conduct investigation or study
Enhance surveillance
Prepare recommendation
Track environment and/or health
Other

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Please describe other roles Tracking served.
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Tracking's Role Description
Please describe Tracking's role.

Possible because of data/tools already available on
the Tracking Network

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Yes
No

Select whether data or tools that already existed were
used (e.g., data explorer, maps).
Data/Tools Used
Please select all that apply.

CDC Data Explorer
Recipient Data Portal
CDC Dashboard
Recipient Dashboard
CDC API
Recipient API
Tracking Method GitHub Repository
CDC Geocoding Tools
Recipient Geocoding Tools
Focused Data Report
Other

Please describe what other data/tools already
available on the Tracking Network were used.
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Product/Output Type
Select the category that most closely aligns with the
product/output you are describing.

Presentation
Report
Manuscript
Web exposure
Additional data
Training or guidance
Recommendation
Resource
Communication material
Tool
Partnership
Other

Please provide a description of other product/output
type.
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Describe the output of Tracking's work
(e.g., presentation, report, manuscript, training,
dashboard, map)

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Please upload output file if available.
Please provide link to output if available.
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Action/Decision Category
Select the category that most closely aligns with the
action/decision.
If there is not an action or decision, leave this and
the following items blank. The submission will be
considered for a Program Accomplishment.

Inform policy, legislation, or regulation
Identify potential source of exposure or increased
risk
Implement program, intervention, or response plan
Inform impact assessment or city planning
Improve data quality and access
Improve program, intervention, or response plan
Improve health behavior
Issue health alerts or advisories
Provide targeted education or communication
Respond to concern or data need

Action/Decision
Describe the action or decision that occurred as a
result of the work categorized above.
Who was responsible for the Action/Decision?
Select who was responsible for the action/decision. If
you select "other actor" or "both," explain in the
next field.
If you selected "other actor" or "both" in the
previous field, select the response that best matches.

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Tracking
Other actor
Both

State government
Local government
NGO or non-profit
Academic institution
Private company
Community member(s)
Healthcare provider

Outcome of action/decision
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Describe the expected outcome (measurable change) or
result of the action/decision. If possible, quantify
the outcome (e.g., reduced exposure to lead for over
100,000 elementary school students). This can be an
estimate.
Is there currently evidence to support this outcome?

Yes
Not yet
No

Available Evidence
Please describe the evidence that currently exists for
the outcome of the action/decision.

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Please upload evidence file if available.
Please provide link to evidence if available.
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Is this action/decision expected to realize
longer-term outcomes?

Yes
No
Not Sure

This can include outcomes and evidence where none is
initially reported, or in addition to what is
initially reported with PHA submission.
Expected timeframe for outcomes?
If you selected "Yes" in the previous field, describe
the expected time frame for identifying outcomes of
the action/decision. If no evidence is expected, leave
blank.
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6 months
1 year
1-5 years
5+ years

Program Accomplishment
Public Health Action
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PA/PHA Classification

2. Title
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Background Information
Provide background information about the problem or
situation (e.g., data or information gap, need for
technical assistance or expertise, potential
association between health and exposure, potential
disease cluster/increased rates) and how Tracking got
involved.

10/13/2022 1:30pm

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((limit of 100 words))

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