Program Information - WA State Dept. of Health

Washington Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (WTN) Goals

Build partnerships to facilitate data sharing, inform future plans, and effectively disseminate information, data, and training.
Transition current paper-based surveillance systems related to environmental diseases to an electronic environment through establishment of IT infrastructure required for seamless data transfer and data integration in order to enhance surveillance systems.
Build an application that will enable direct access and analysis of fish tissue contamination, fish consumption, and birth defects data.
Develop electronic systems that will improve the completeness and timeliness of pesticide exposure and pesticide illness case reporting.
Establish systematic collection and linkage of school-related environmental conditions and student illness data
Develop a plan for population-based bio-monitoring for environmental exposures.
Develop and assess the utility and feasibility of exposure-based and spatially-based methods for linking environmental and health data.

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		Washington Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (WTN) Goals Build partnerships to facilitate data sharing, inform future plans, and effectively disseminate information, data, and training. Transition current paper-based surveillance systems related to environmental diseases to an electronic environment through establishment of IT infrastructure required for seamless data transfer and data integration in order to enhance surveillance systems. Build an application that will enable direct access and analysis of fish tissue contamination, fish consumption, and birth defects data. Develop electronic systems that will improve the completeness and timeliness of pesticide exposure and pesticide illness case reporting. Establish systematic collection and linkage of school-related environmental conditions and student illness data Develop a plan for population-based bio-monitoring for environmental exposures. Develop and assess the utility and feasibility of exposure-based and spatially-based methods for linking environmental and health data.