title: Disease surveillance in Guam: a historical perspective.
abstract: Passive, active, and syndromic disease surveillance, together with disease registries and surveys, are undertaken by the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services to provide a rational basis for decision making by health care officials. Each of these activities serves a unique purpose in the process of detecting and confirming or disproving the presence or extent of disease on the island and evaluating the effectiveness of control measures.
authors.affiliation: Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, Hagåtña, Guam 96932, USA. robhad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Haddock
mesh_terms: D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006141:Guam / Q000453:epidemiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D019221:Mandatory Reporting / Q000266:history*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data