1186: Building the U.S. Disease Tracker: A New Model for Public Health Data Sharing

Reliable disease surveillance requires trusted partnerships, shared standards, and transparent access to information. In this episode, Illinois Department of Public Health Chief Transformation Officer Massimo Pacilli explains how the new US Disease Tracker is bringing together state health agencies, national public health organizations, and academic partners to strengthen disease surveillance. He discusses Illinois' role in shaping the platform from its pilot phase, the benefits of peer-to-peer collaboration among public health agencies, and how the initiative could improve outbreak detection, modernize public health data systems, and build greater public trust through timely, state-validated information.About Infectious Disease Prevention | ASTHO