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Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments
United States, 2009

During April-June 2009, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists sent a web-based questionnaire to the state epidemiologist in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The assessment inquired into workforce capacity and technological advancements to support surveillance. Measures of capacity included total number of epidemiologists and self-assessment of the state’s ability to carry out four essential services of public health. This report summarizes the results of that assessment.