Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking a qualified jurisdictional public health department to provide professional public health informatics and epidemiological support services to implement, expand, and evaluate electronic case reporting (eCR) for occupational respiratory diseases. The contractor will establish and/or enhance eCR connectivity, develop and refine Reportable Conditions Knowledge Management System (RCKMS) logic sets, validate eCR trigger performance, analyze surveillance data, develop standardized occupation and industry data workflows, and prepare technical reports and dissemination materials. The project duration is 12 months, and the contractor must have demonstrated capacity to implement and operate electronic case reporting, including existing or rapidly attainable connectivity to the APHL AIMS platform and participation in RCKMS.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Implementing and expanding eCR for silicosis, asbestosis, work-related asthma, and mesothelioma
• Validating eCR trigger codes and decision logic for these conditions
• Developing and piloting standardized occupation and industry (OI) data workflows
• Advancing mesothelioma rapid case ascertainment planning
• Disseminating knowledge and tools to support adoption of eCR for occupational respiratory conditions