Data Modernization

NACDD is leading efforts to better track and respond to public health challenges and chronic disease disparities through strategic partnerships, capacity building, and workforce development in data modernization. Learn more below. 

Accelerator
MENDS

Data Modernization Accelerator Initiative

This initiative empowers State Health Departments to enhance their noncommunicable disease surveillance capabilities by engaging NACDD’s data modernization accelerator model.

Key opportunities include action incubators, cohort courses, and workshops and webinars. Each opportunity will build capacity, foster innovation, and promote best practices. Stay informed as these opportunities are announced by completing a short interest form.

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Visual model of NACDD's data modernization accelerator initiative. The model is shaped like a triangle broken into three horizontal sections. Action incubators is at the top of the triangle. Action incubators are six-month, hands-on opportunities to collaborative, innovate, and pilot data modernization projects. They include expert guidance, peer support, and a small stipend. Participation is granted through a competitive application process. Second in the triangle are cohort courses. Cohort courses are four-week courses focused on modernizing chronic disease surveillance with electronic health record data. These courses include live sessions and online modules that provide strategies for using electronic health record data in public health. At the bottom of the triangle are workshops and webinars. These activities share promising practices and offer insights in data modernization work.

MENDS

The Multi-state EHR-based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS) project leverages electronic health record data that are collected in clinical settings. MENDS provides near real-time, chronic disease surveillance estimates to plan and evaluate policies and programs. 

Our resources, that were informed by MENDS, can help you learn how to use clinical data for chronic disease surveillance.

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