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Meeting to routinely assess preparedness for response and discuss currentproblems or activitiesOutbreak response meetings6. __________ Describe the communication links between the community and health facilities and theDistrict Epidemic Management Committee that can be activated during an outbreakand for routine activities.7. __________ Specify the priority diseases and conditions for surveillance within the district andthose directed by national policy. List the following:Epidemic-prone diseasesDiseases targeted for eradication and eliminationOther diseases of public health importance8. __________ For each priority disease or condition selected, state the available public health responseactivity.9. __________ For each disease or condition that the district can respond to, specify the target, alertthreshold or analysis results that would trigger an action.10. __________ For each priority disease or condition, review the minimum data element that healthfacilities and other sources should report. State when it should be reported, to whom,and how. For example:State the information that should be reported from inpatient and outpatientsources. For example, a minimum requirement would be to report all cases anddeaths for the selected diseases and conditions.State the diseases or conditions that require immediate reporting and communicatethe list to health facilities in the district.Define the means for reporting data to the district (by phone, by form, byvoice).If there is electronic reporting, do all facilities have access to computers andmodems?Define how often the required data should reported.11. __________ Define the data management tools available in the district and how they should be usedin an integrated systemRoutine reporting formsCBS reporting formsLine lists for use in outbreaks of more than five casesTables for recording summary totalsGraphs for time analysis of dataMaps for place analysis of dataCharts for person analysis of data12. _________ Define the exact data management requirement for each reporting site. For example,develop and disseminate a policy and specify the procedures so that reporting sitesknow they must each month:118Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Ghana