A large amount of data related to hypertension rates is collected in a community. The data is analyzed. The next step in the surveillance process would be:
1. Collecting data from multiple valid sources
2. Evaluating the impact on the surveillance system
3. Interpreting the data and disseminating it to decision makers
4. Asking political officials to finance a hypertension clinic
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Once data is collected and analyzed, the findings must be disseminated.
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