Overview

MENDS is a distributed network for surveillance that leverages EHR data to generate timely prevalence estimates of chronic disease risk measures at national and local levels. MENDS can be accessed by health departments and other authorized users for monitoring trends, informing policies, planning programs, and evaluating outcomes to improve the health of the population.

MENDS has an implementation focus on six key areas:

• Governance
• Partnerships
• Technical infrastructure and support
• Chronic disease algorithms and validation
• Weighting and modeling
• Workforce education for public health data users

Project Resources 

• MENDS Project Summary
• MENDS Overview visual
• How MENDS Works visual
• MENDS Key Components visual
• MENDS Governance Principles, Policies and Processes (Governance document)

Funding Acknowledgement

The “Improving Chronic Disease Surveillance and Management Through the Use of Electronic Health Records/Health Information Systems” project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,800,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. Disclaimer: The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government