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Isabelle Grémy1

  • 1Direction des maladies non transmissibles et traumatismes, Santé publique France, Saint-Maurice, France.

La Revue Du Praticien
|December 5, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Public health surveillance monitors population health events to inform policies and alert to new health threats. It uses continuous health information systems and real-time data for effective public health management.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Informatics

Context:

  • Public health surveillance is crucial for understanding population health.
  • It involves monitoring disease incidence, prevalence, survival, and mortality.
  • Effective surveillance informs public health policy and intervention.

Purpose:

  • To describe and estimate the burden of population health events.
  • To monitor the evolution of health characteristics over time.
  • To alert to emerging and unexpected health phenomena.

Summary:

  • Public health surveillance utilizes specific, continuous health information systems (e.g., registries) and near real-time data collection (e.g., SurSauD).
  • It involves a priori selection of determinants or pathologies for monitoring.
  • Indicators are constructed a posteriori based on emerging events and priorities.

Impact:

  • Essential for defining, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating public health policies.
  • Contributes to evidence-based decision-making in public health.
  • Supports the proactive management of population health and response to health crises.
Keywords:
Santé et sociétéSurveillance épidémiologiqueÉpidémiologie

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