What information is shared among agencies when they collaborate to implement a quality sur-veillance system?
a. How to use algorithms to identify which events should be investigated
b. Who is to blame for a disease outbreak
c. What shelters will be used and by whom
d. How political action will be necessary to ensure public health
ANS: A
Collaboration promotes the development of plans and a directory of emergency responses. How to use algorithms is a key type of information that is shared. Blaming others is not part of collab-oration. Determining what shelters will be used and by whom is not the priority for collaboration. How political action will be necessary to ensure public health is not a priority for collaboration.
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