Accomplishments and Opportunities in Biosurveillance

Accomplishments and Opportunities in Biosurveillance

S urveillance is the cornerstone of public health. Robust surveillance data and their analysis meaningfully impact public health action, planning, and prioritization. However, as Dr Alexander Langmuir stated in his 1962 Cutter Lecture on Preventive Medicine at the Harvard School of Public Health, “Good surveillance does not necessarily ensure making the right decisions, but it reduces the chanc...

Accomplishments and Opportunities

Toward Integrated DoD Biosurveillance: Assessment and Opportunities.

In the context of the 2012 National Strategy for Biosurveillance, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) asked the Department of Defense (DoD) to review its biosurveillance programs, prioritize missions and desired outcomes, evaluate how DoD programs contribute to these, and assess the appropriateness and stability of the department's funding system for biosurveillance. DoD sought external a...

Plasma Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis Accomplishments and Opportunities

undergo terminal catabolism in these cells. Controversy Advances in Vascular Biology—Volume 5: is continuing as to whether the amount of total dietary Plasma Lipids and Their Role in Disease fatty acids or only that of saturated fatty acids should Edited by Philip J. Barter be reduced. Also, plasma lipids are affected differently and Kerry-Anne Rye by n-6 as opposed to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty...

Marine hydrogeology: recent accomplishments and future opportunities

Marine hydrogeology is a broad-ranging scientific discipline involving the exploration of fluid–rock interactions below the seafloor. Studies have been conducted at seafloor spreading centers, mid-plate locations, and in plateand continental-margin environments. Although many seafloor locations are remote, there are aspects of marine systems that make them uniquely suited for hydrologic analysi...