CSTE_Chronic_Disease_Epidemi.pdf0.pdf (5.8 MB)

Attached is the 'Chronic Disease Epidemiology Orientation Manual: A Resource for Applied Epidemiologists' which may provide some starting point for discussion for an influenza surveillance guidance document/manual/toolkit.  This document is very in-depth, but contains some aspects that have been discussed by the workgroup. A special acknowledgment to  Gregg  , one of the authors of the manual!

"An orientation manual for chronic disease epidemiologists, that provides guidance on the skills and knowledge with which chronic disease epidemiologists should be familiar. This information will encourage more uniform knowledge among chronic disease epidemiologists. The manual includes a guide for understanding the roles of a chronic disease epidemiologists; collaborating and integration with other programs; technical challenges faced by chronic disease epidemiologists including the identification of data sources and indicators; and data interpretation and dissemination."