NSSP CoP and its Subcommittees
To join the NSSP CoP or any of its open groups, complete this form. If you have any questions about these groups, please email [email protected]
National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP)
Monthly calls | 3rd Tuesday of the month | 3:00-4:30pm ET
Open to any person or organization interested in advancing syndromic surveillance practice
Chair: Krystal Collier (AZ) & Deputy Chair: Amanda Morse (WA)The NSSP CoP promotes knowledge sharing, training, innovation, and timely exchange of syndromic surveillance data among state and local public health agencies and partners. Submit call topic suggestions here.
NSSP CoP Core Committee
Monthly calls | 2nd Monday of the month | 1:00-2:30pm ET
Closed group
Comprised of the NSSP CoP Chair, Deputy Chair, and Subcommittee Chairs, this closed group champions the community, encourages participation in CoP activities, and acts as a sounding board for ideas from CDC NSSP and CSTE. Additional the Core Committee identified potential topics for CoP discussions, initiatives, subcommittees, or workgroups as needed.
Data Quality (DQ) Subcommittee
Monthly calls | 2nd Friday of the month | 12:00-1:00pm ET
Open to NSSP CoP Members
Co-Chairs: Jade Hodge (KS)
Fostering relationships between all groups involved in syndromic data messaging, the Data Quality Subcommittee works to identify and address syndromic data quality issues through thoughtful discussion and inclusion of outside stakeholders. The DQ fosters relationships among all groups with a hand in syndromic messaging to improve syndromic surveillance practice for everyone.
Syndrome Definition (SD) Subcommittee
Monthly calls | 1st Wednesday of the month | 1:00-2:00pm ET
Open to NSSP CoP Members
Co-Chairs: Rasneet Kumar (Tarrant Co, TX) & Rosa Ergas (MA)
The Syndrome Definition Subcommittee creates, evaluates, and refines syndrome definitions, links users with similar syndrome definition needs, and documents these processes. Acting as a collaboration resource, the group shares and discusses syndrome definition creation best practices.
Syndromic Surveillance and Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (SPHERR) Subcommittee
Monthly calls | 1st Friday of the month | 2:00-2:45pm ET
Open to NSSP CoP Members
Co-Chairs: Bill Smith (Maricopa Co, AZ) & Fatema Mamou (MI)
Helping to integrate syndromic surveillance data and information into emergency preparedness and response activities, SPHERR provides syndromic surveillance and public health preparedness professionals access to a national peer network for support and collaboration during incidents and events of national interest (e.g., extreme weather ,mass gatherings).
Technical (Tech) Subcommittee
Quarterly calls | 1st Thursday of every 3rd month | 2:00-3:30pm ET
Open to NSSP CoP Members
Co-Chairs: Natasha Close (WA) & Caleb Wiedeman (TN)
The Technical Subcommittee facilitates and improves bi-directional communication between CDC NSSP and the syndromic surveillance community to ensure that data management, analysis, visualization, and reporting needs are met.
Knowledge Repository Curation (KR Curation) Subcommittee
Call schedule to be set
Open to NSSP CoP Members
Co-Chairs: Yushiuan Chen (Tri County, CO)
The KR Curation Subcommittee reviews and curates the NSSP CoP Knowledge Repository. Recently convened – more information to be shared soon!
