Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, line 2 | Launched two new fellowship programs as part of the Project SHINE collaborative: Informatics-Training in Place Program (I-TIPP) and Health Systems Integration Program (HSIP). |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The organization has active memberships and associate memberships for persons engaged in the practice of epidemiology. Persons currently enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate program who are actively pursuing a degree in public health or related field are eligible for student membership.During 2013, the organization had 1264 members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The election of the Executive Board, position statements that do not affect state or territorial public health law, and other similar matters as specified in the Bylaws or designated by the Executive Board shall be determined by a vote of the Active Members by electronic ballot at a time before the Annual Meeting or as designated by the Executive Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Official Council decisions, such as position statements that affect public health law, are made by vote with only one vote per state or territory cast by the State Epidemiologist or an official active member representative from the state or territory designated by the State Epidemiologist. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The final 990 with all schedules is mailed to the Secretary/Treasurer eight days before it is filed. The Secretary/Treasurer has a full week to review. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Policy requires immediate notification of conflicts and we have annual acknowledgement that all has been disclosed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | Every three to five years an independent contractor is hired to do a salary and wage review. Copies of the report are given to the Executive Board to use as a tool for setting the Executive Director's salary, and a copy is given to the Executive Director for setting the employees' salaries. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Some information is posted on the CSTE website for the general public to access. Some information is posted on the CSTE website for member access only. Any information that a requestor could not access themselves, upon request, is provided either by email, fax or print. |
| Form 990 Part III Line 4d (continued) | Infectious Disease Epidemiology Steering Committee Initiated Ebola Response Activities among CSTE members with CDC, CSTE partner organizations, and other relevant partners Continued as Co-Chair for the Council for Improvement of Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) and supported many CIFOR activities Completed and distributed the second edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response, which describes the overall approach to foodborne disease outbreaks, including preparation, detection, investigation, control, and follow-up Supported and hosted 17 attendees from Centers of Excellence sites to the September CoE Epi Ready Train the Trainer course in Seattle, WA Provided 30 SAS e-learning training courses to HIV/AIDS surveillance coordinators and participated in peer-to-peer consultations for new and less established coordinators Continued to support influenza surveillance at multiple sites through three projects: the Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Project (IHSP), Influenza Incidence Surveillance Project (IISP), and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) project Supporting eight sites to promote One Health initiatives by educating youth on the epidemiology, prevention, and control of zoonotic diseases with public health impact Partnered with Ohio State University to perform testing of swine respiratory specimens, which will provide data to develop evidence-based recommendations to prevent swine-to-human transmission of influenza A virus occurring at agricultural fairs and livestock exhibitions CSTE consultants led several international influenza surveillance reviews in several locations Partnered with CDC and WHO to conduct a training on influenza data management and epidemiological analysis for southeastern Europe countries in Athens, Greece Partnered with The National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID) to develop and launch the online HPV (human papillomavirus) Resource Center as a product of the Promotion of HPV Vaccination through Partnerships project Completed the Assessment of Capacity in 2012 for the Surveillance, Prevention and Control of West Nile Virus and Other Mosquito-borne Virus Infections in State and Large City/County Health departments and Convened the Vector-borne Diseases (VBD) Subcommittee Provided a formal comment to CDCs draft SSI Prevention Guidelines Provided a formal comment on the CMS-Proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rules for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospitals Hosted 2014 preconference workshops on crosscutting and workforce topics including: o Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Prevention Workshop o Enhancing the Epi-Lab Relationship o National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) Annual Business Meeting o National Meeting of Influenza Surveillance Coordinators o Always Drink Upstream of the Herd: Moving the Dial on Waterborne Disease Prevention with Limited Resources o New Tools for Improving Multi-State Foodborne Outbreak Investigations Hosted webinars including HPV Vaccination Insights from States with Highest and Lowest HPV Vaccination Rates and Overview of Influenza Surveillance in the United States Approved 10 CSTE Position Statements within the CSTE Infectious Disease Steering Committee at the 2014 CSTE Annual Conference Business Meeting Surveillance and Informatics Steering Committee Supported and is continuing to support jurisdictions in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) Modernization Initiative (NMI) in collaboration with CDC, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Supported CDC Message Mapping Guide Development through comments and CSTE-hosted webinars Hosted webinars including an overview of the Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Pilot Project for Public Health Case Reporting from Electronic Health Records and Using Electronic Death Registration Systems (EDRS) to Conduct Real-Time Disaster Mortality Surveillance Initiated the 2013 State Reportable Conditions Assessment (SRCA) Initiated the 2013 Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) Assessment Finalized and pilot tested two standardized travel history questions for case investigations in 26 jurisdictions. Partnered with CDC to demonstrate the feasibility of the RCKMS in an electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) pilot project Submitted comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) allowing Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) flexibility and extension of MU Stage 2, and the NPRM for 2015 EHR Certification Developed ELR-onboarding/ ELR readiness metrics that are being collected by the ELC ELR Implementation Support and Monitoring Team Supported liaison activities including JPHIT, Public Health Community Platform Steering Committee, and the NBS User Group Hosted a preconference workshop at 2014 CSTE Annual Conference on Future Directions in Public Health Surveillance and an informatics meeting, "Organizing Surveillance and Informatics within State and Local Health Departments" |
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