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Volume
6: No. 2, April 2009
SPECIAL TOPIC
Novel Approach, Using End-of-Life Issues,
for Identifying Items for Public Health Surveillance
The figure depicts a series of 7 boxes, which arranged linearly so that the
read from top to bottom. Each box is connected with the box beneath it with a
downward-pointing arrow.
The first box reads, “Identify need and purpose of surveillance data,”
and it is connected with box 2, which is positioned directly below it. The
second box reads, “Convene panel of experts in content and survey methods,”
and it is connected with box 3, which is positioned directly below it. The
third box reads, “Identify and prioritize topics for public health
surveillance,” and it is connected with box 4, which is positioned directly
below it. The fourth box reads, “Gather a wide range of survey instruments
for review from experts and by searching published and gray literatures, and
Internet,” and it is connected with box 5, which is positioned directly
below it. The fifth box reads, “Develop abstraction tool for review of
surveys and survey items,” and it is connected with box 6, which is
positioned directly below it. The sixth box reads, “Abstract and
characterize surveys and survey items according to topics,” and it is
connected with box 7, which is positioned directly below it. The seventh and
final box reads, “Select items that will meet needs for surveillance and
identify gaps where new items need to be developed.”
Figure. Step-by-step method for identifying potential
survey items for public health surveillance from existing surveys.
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