CSTE is excited to announce the publication of a new resource, Disability Definitions Implementation Toolkit: Enhancing Syndromic Surveillance for Emergency Response. This toolkit outlines practical steps to implement newly created disability definitions for syndromic surveillance and incorporates the experience of Kansas, Montana, and Tacoma-Pierce County, WA in implementing these definitions during emergency responses. A second iteration of this toolkit will be available next year after another cohort of subawardee jurisdictions provides their experience using the disability definitions for routine syndromic surveillance.

CSTE is grateful to Thought Bridge LLC for their partnership in authoring this resource and to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, University of Montana, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, and Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department for sharing their experience and expertise to help guide and shape the toolkit. CSTE is also grateful to the disability-serving and disability-led organizations working in Kansas, Montana, and Tacoma-Pierce County who provided invaluable insight and direction to ensure this resource reflects the needs of people with disabilities.

If you have any questions about the toolkit, please email [email protected].