Lisa M. Lee, PhD is Assistant Science Officer at the Office of the Chief Science Officer, Center for Disease Control.Stephen B. Thacker, MD, MSc is Director of the Office of Workforce and Career Development, Center for Disease Control. Michael E. St. Louis, MD is Associate Director for Science at the Coordinating Center for Global Health, Center for Disease Control. Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MPH is Chief Science Officer at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

• Contents Chapter 1. Historical Background Stephen B. Thacker, MD, MSc Chapter 2. Considerations in Planning a Surveillance System Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MPH Chapter 3. Economic and Policy Justification for Public Health Surveillance David B. Rein, PhD Chapter 4. Collecting Public Health Surveillance Data: Creating a Surveillance System M. Kathleen Glynn, DVM, MPVM and Lorraine C. Backer, PhD, MPH Chapter 5. Informatics and the Management of Surveillance DataRamesh S. Krishnamurthy, PhD, MPH and Michael E. St. Louis, MD Chapter 6. Analyzing and Interpreting Public Health Surveillance DataPatrick S. Sullivan, DVM, PhD, Matthew T. McKenna, MD, MPH, Lance Waller, PhD, G. David Williamson, PhD and Lisa M. Lee, PhD Chapter 7. Communicating Public Health Surveillance Information for Action Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH and David E. Nelson, MD, MPH Chapter 8. Evaluating Public Health SurveillanceSamuel L. Groseclose, DVM, MPH, Robert R. German, DrPH, MPH., and Peter Nsubuga, MD, MPH Chapter 9. Ethics in Public Health Surveillance Charles M Heilig and Patricia Sweeney Chapter 10. Legal Considerations in Public Health Surveillance in the United StatesVerla S. Neslund, Richard A. Goodman, James G. Hodge, Jr., and John P. Middaugh Chapter 11. Public Health Surveillance for Infectious DiseasesChris Van Beneden, MD, MPH and Ruth Lynfield, MD Chapter 12. Public Health Surveillance for Chronic Diseases, Injuries, and Birth DefectsAli H. Mokdad, PhD, Joseph L. Annest, PhD, MS, Robin M. Ikeda, MD, MPH, and Cara T. Mai, MPH Chapter 13. Surveillance for Determinants of Population HealthRoy Gibson Parrish, II, MD, Sharon M. McDonnell, B.S.N, M.D., M.P.H., and Patrick L. Remington, M.D., M.P.H. Chapter 14. Public Health Surveillance for Preparedness and Emergency Response: Biosurveillance for Human Health Daniel M. Sosin, MD, MPH and Richard S. Hopkins, MD, MSPH Chapter 15. Healthcare Quality and Safety: The Monitoring of Administrative Information Systems and the Interface with Public Health SurveillanceJames F. Murray, PhD and Chesley Richards, MD, MPH Chapter 16. Postmarket Surveillance for Pharmaceuticals and DevicesPaul J. Seligman, MD, MPH, Thomas P. Gross, M. Miles Braun, MD, MPH, and Janet B. Arrowsmith, MD, FACP, FACE Chapter 17. Surveillance in Low-Resource Settings: Challenges and Opportunities in the Current Context of Global HealthMichael St. Louis, MD, Henry Walke, MD, MPH, Helen Perry, PhD, Peter Nsubuga, MD, MPH, Mark White, MD, FACPM, and Scott Dowell, MD, MPH Chapter 18. State and Local Public Health Surveillance in the United StatesGuthrie S. Birkhead, MD, MPH and Christopher M. Maylahn, MD, MPH Chapter 19. Public Health Workforce Needs for Surveillance Denise Koo, MD, MPH and Herman Tolentino, MD Chapter 20. Evolving Challenges and Opportunities in Public Health SurveillanceLisa M. Lee, PhD and Stephen B Thacker, MD, MSc Index

From reviews of previous editions: "This book brings together the theoretical and practical information crucial to 'planning, organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating surveillance information in the context of contemporary society and public health practice.' Nearly all the contributors are former or currently epidemiology specialists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the 13 chapters of the book systematically cover the subject....The volume not only discusses system design and datainterpretation but also includes chapters on ethical and legal issues, computerized surveillance, and questions particular surveillance in developing countries." --American Journal of Public Health"Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance is a wonderful source of information on this underappreciated topic. It has two strengths in particular. First, it is by and large written by people who deal with public health surveillance systems and data on a daily basis and are intimately acquainted with their strengths and weaknesses. Second, the book is a one-stop source on public health surveillance and provides a single source reference onall aspects of surveillance in a straightforward, well-referenced, and readable manner. This is and will continue to be the single best source on public health surveillance. I recommend it to public healthpractitioners, public health students, and for researchers interested in further exploring this treasure trove of data."--American Journal of Epidemiology