An Evaluation of Provincial Infectious Disease Surveillance Reports in Ontario.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Public Health Ontario (PHO) publishes various infectious disease surveillance reports, but none have yet been formally evaluated.

Objective

PHO evaluated its monthly and annual infectious disease surveillance reports to assess public health stakeholders' current perception of the products and to develop recommendations for improving future products.

Design

An evaluation consisting of an online survey and a review of public Web sites of other jurisdictions with similar annual reports.

Setting

For the online survey, stakeholder organizations targeted were the 36 local public health units and the Health health ministry in Ontario, Canada.

Participants

Survey participants included epidemiologists, managers, directors, and other public health practiti

SUBMITTER: Chan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5704658 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan/Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature