Developing an evaluation framework for public health environmental surveillance: Protocol for an international, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Public health environmental surveillance has evolved, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, with wastewater-based surveillance being a prominent example. As surveillance methods expand, it is important to have a robust evaluation of surveillance systems. This consensus study will develop an evaluation framework for public health environmental surveillance, informed by the expanding practice of wastewater-based surveillance during the pandemic.

Methods

The public health environmental surveillance evaluation framework will be developed in five steps. In Step 1, a multinational and multidisciplinary executive group will be formed to guide the framework development process. In Step 2, candidate items will be generated by conducting relevant scoping reviews and

SUBMITTER: Manuel DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12111604 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature