CATEGORY A: STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS - NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCD), ALSO KNOWN AS CHRONIC DISEASES, ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AND DISABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE CONDITIONS ACCRUE MORE THAN $4.1 TRILLION IN ANNUAL HEALTHCARE COSTS AND HAVE DISPARATE IMPACTS ON RACIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY OPPRESSED PEOPLE. LIMITATIONS IN THE TIMELINESS AND GRANULARITY OF AVAILABLE SURVEILLANCE DATA HINDER EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THESE HEALTH DISPARITIES AT A POPULATION LEVEL. INTEGRATING MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS AND DATA SYSTEMS INTO COHESIVE, MODERN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS REQUIRES TECHNICAL CAPACITY, DATA GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES, AND SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATION THAT ARE OFTEN UNAVAILABLE IN UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDERFUNDED HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. HOWEVER, WITH THESE SUPPORTS, STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS (SHD) CAN BE COLLABORATIVE INCUBATORS FOR DEVELOPING CREATIVE APPROACHES TO DATA MODERNIZATION THAT COULD INFORM AND ACCELERATE NATIONAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOMES. T

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CATEGORY A: STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS - NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCD), ALSO KNOWN AS CHRONIC DISEASES, ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AND DISABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE CONDITIONS ACCRUE MORE THAN $4.1 TRILLION IN ANNUAL HEALTHCARE COSTS AND HAVE DISPARATE IMPACTS ON RACIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY OPPRESSED PEOPLE. LIMITATIONS IN THE TIMELINESS AND GRANULARITY OF AVAILABLE SURVEILLANCE DATA HINDER EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THESE HEALTH DISPARITIES AT A POPULATION LEVEL. INTEGRATING MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS AND DATA SYSTEMS INTO COHESIVE, MODERN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS REQUIRES TECHNICAL CAPACITY, DATA GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES, AND SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATION THAT ARE OFTEN UNAVAILABLE IN UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDERFUNDED HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. HOWEVER, WITH THESE SUPPORTS, STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS (SHD) CAN BE COLLABORATIVE INCUBATORS FOR DEVELOPING CREATIVE APPROACHES TO DATA MODERNIZATION THAT COULD INFORM AND ACCELERATE NATIONAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOMES. T