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convened to share best practices and improve occupational health • Continued to co-chair CORHA, hosting two in-person Council
program capacity at the STLT level. The OH Subcommittee meeting meetings in Atlanta, GA (Fall 2018; Winter 2020) to develop
addresses capacity building for all states, whereas the regional pathogen-specific resources and the CORHA High Level Guidance
meetings address capacity building for issues pertinent to those for HAI/AR Pathogens.
regions. • Hosted the 2020 ARSTF Strategic Planning Meeting to prioritize
• Hosted multiple annual Infectious Disease Forecasting for Public future activities focused on data linkages, data suppression,
Health Workshops to provide an in-depth review of forecasting workforce development, and antimicrobial resistance through a
initiatives and methodologies for influenza, vectorborne diseases, One Health approach.
and other infectious diseases, obtain input on products and tools • Hosted an in-person meeting of the CSTE Neonatal Abstinence
developed through the CDC/CSTE Forecasting Workgroup, and Syndrome (NAS) Workgroup in Atlanta, GA with CSTE members
explore ways to improve the utility and integration of forecasting and key partners. Attendees reviewed key findings from the CSTE
into public health decision making. NAS surveillance definition environmental scan (completed by 50
• Continued to co-chair CIFOR, hosting two in-person Council states in August 2018) and began development of a standardized
meetings in Minneapolis, MN (Fall 2018) and Dallas, TX (Spring surveillance case definition position statement for the 2019
2019) that focused on the development of the CIFOR Guidelines Annual Conference.
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for Foodborne Outbreak Response, 3 Ed. • Hosted six newly appointed State Epidemiologists for an in-person
Orientation at CDC and CSTE in May 2019.
Published the first content • Hosted the Tribal Surveillance Priorities meeting in Albuquerque,

release in RCKMS NM to bring together tribal, state, and federal partners to identify
national American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) surveillance
priorities to address the gaps in data and surveillance for AI/AN
• Hosted two ICD-10-CM Workgroup Meetings in Atlanta, GA to health status with identified next steps for action.
provide updates on current progress and planning for upcoming
priorities with over 30 attendees from 24 STLT jurisdictions
represented at each meeting.

New State Epidemiologist Orientation (May 2019)