Review your Learning Resources, including the SEER (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results) and other cancer registry websites. Search local news sources or other online resources for a local public health event/trend of interest to you. (It could be alcohol, HIV, Cancer etc) Consider the surveillance methods used to monitor the event/trend you selected. Analyze the method of monitoring and formulate suggestions for its improvement.
Write a brief explanation of the use of informatics, the applications, and the methodologies used to monitor the event/trend you selected. Explain your position on whether the methods used to monitor the event/trend (i.e., systems, procedures) were and are adequate and effective. Provide recommendations to improve the use of informatics to monitor this event/trend.
