| Authorizing environment |
- Develop legislation and regulatory authorities that form the legal basis for the collection, analysis, interpretation, publication and distribution of evidence
- Develop and maintain data-sharing agreements
- Develop mechanisms to protect data privacy and security
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- Legislation, regulations and policies
- Data-sharing agreements
- Privacy impact assessments, information sharing agreements, policies, guidelines and forms and regulatory instruments
- Information technology security mechanisms
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| Management |
- Develop structures and activities related to the decision-making process for the surveillance function across the Public Health Agency
- Create and disseminate agreed-upon reporting (e.g. information and reporting forms, templates, etc.)
- Develop internal policies, guidelines and standards for data quality, data management and assessments
- Set priorities
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- Internal governance structure, processes and activities related to decision making
- Tools and templates for reporting
- Internal guidelines, standards, frameworks, policies and processes (data standards, data quality framework, Policy for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Information Relating to Public, etc.)
- Mechanisms for priority setting
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| Monitoring and evaluation |
- Develop and implement a performance framework
- Evaluate surveillance systems
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- Performance measurement data
- Evaluations
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| Operational capacity – core and enhanced elements |
- Establish minimum core and enhanced data sets, case definitions and data standards
- Manage data, including data storage and access, data acquisition and collection and data verification and validation
- Collect, verify and validate data
- Integrate, analyze and interpret data
- Report, disclose and disseminate evidence
- Confirm, verify and identify diseases (laboratory)
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- Data sets, case definitions and data standards
- Data management framework for managing, accessing data and analytical tools
- Up-to-date, accurate and appropriate data
- Reports, etc
- Verified and validated data
- Laboratory surveillance
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| Enablers of operational capacity |
- Provide information management and information technology support
- Provide operational services
- Develop competencies through training and professional development
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- Business requirements
- Systems development
- Hardware and platform maintenance and support
- Training and professional development
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| Stakeholder engagement and collaboration |
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
- Engage and consult with internal and external stakeholders in developing, implementing and maintaining surveillance activities and systems
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- Collaboration, coordination and leadership in managing and coordinating shared responsibilities for surveillance
- Negotiations for data requirements with data providers
- Partnerships
- Engagement and consultations
- Consensus
- Priorities on information and surveillance needs
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