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Washington Tracking NetworkWashington Tracking NetworkOctober 13, 2011October 13, 2011
Identification of Need Bridging the Gap• Pew Environmental Health Commission, 2000
• CDC Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, 2001
• Congressional appropriations, 2002
• CDC/DOH Cooperative Agreement, 2002.
Tracking = Surveillance + Action
Environmental public health tracking (surveillance) is the ongoing, systematic collection, integration, analysis, and interpretation of data about the following• Environmental hazards;• Human exposure to environmental hazards; and• Health effects potentially related to such exposures.
National Partners
Tracking Goals
1Build a Sustainable National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
2Enhance Environmental Public Health Tracking Workforce and Infrastructure
3
Disseminate Information to Guide Policy, Practice, and Other Actions to Improve the Nation’s Health
4Advance Environmental Public Health Science and Research
5Foster Collaboration Among Health and Environmental Programs
WTN Content• Air Quality• Asthma • Birth Defects• Birth Outcomes• Cancer• Carbon Monoxide• Drinking Water• Heart Attack• Lead Risk and Exposure• Population Characteristics
Tracking into the Future
• New content area• Portal redesign• Tracking with social media
Annie Merritt, MSOD
360 236-3179
www.wtn.doh.wa.gov
