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Proof of Concept Paper: Non-Traditional Data Sources for Public Health Surveillance

Published:11 April 2016Publication History

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The objective of this concept paper is to describe non-traditional data sources for public health surveillance to enable early identification of health issues, track positive health, and improve responsiveness. This paper brings attention to the use of non-traditional data sources that could supplement traditional public health surveillance and render it useful at local levels, overcoming the challenges of traditional data sources which are often cost prohibitive and have significant time lags.

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