A large amount of data related to hypertension rates is collected in a community. The data is analyzed. What is the next step in the surveillance process?
a. Collecting data from multiple valid sources
b. Evaluating the impact on the surveillance system
c. Interpreting the data and disseminating it to decision makers
d. Asking political officials to finance a hypertension clinic
C
After data is collected and analyzed, the findings must be disseminated.
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