Public Health Surveillance Workforce of the Future Corresponding
author: Patricia A. Drehobl, MPH, Office of the Director,
Scientific Education and Professional Development Program
Office, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-94, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Telephone: 404-498-6319; Fax: 404-498-6505; E-mail:
email@example.com. Although electronic data systems that monitor
for health threats are becoming increasingly automated, human
expertise is, and always will be, critical to recognizing
potential cases of disease, diagnosing disease, reporting
diseases or conditions, analyzing and interpreting data, and
communicating results to all stakeholders. For this reason, the
nation's health professionals from all disciplines and at all
levels are fundamental to sustaining and enhancing public health
surveillance capacity. Surveillance data come from different
sources. Clinicians recognize diseases and other conditions,
intentional or unintentional injuries, poisonings, or other
health threats and report findings to state and local h