Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search


Español  Other Languages


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People
 Search

		Submit


Public Health Surveillance and Data


Section Navigation
			
			CDC Home








Managing Change and Governance						Print
																Related Pages
										CDC recognizes that we will need to keep moving and keep innovating if we’re going to be ready for whatever comes next.managing change and governance
With this priority, we’re making sure resources are used wisely, monitoring progress, and supporting strategic innovation for new ways of thinking and working.**Governance:** We’re enhancing our ability to approve strategic and efficient IT and data investments at CDC, aiding adoption of unified technology, data, and data products.
**Monitoring and Evaluation:** We’re measuring progress on a growing suite of investments that touch nearly every part of the public health ecosystem.
**Procurement:** We’ve begun making acquisition processes more efficient and effective to allow CDC and its partners to get timely and flexible resources.
**Change Management:** We encourage a culture of innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and adaptability among CDC and its partners.
“The next phase of modernization will require technical agility, teamwork, and flexibility... Soon, everyone will be working in a new way and accessing new tools for the benefit of all public health.”*— Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, CDC Director*
Breaking down silosPublic health is made up of many different people and systems that need to work together to collect, analyze, and share important data. Over time, much of the work public health does has become separated, or “siloed,” because programs are usually funded and set up to address only a single disease or condition. An important job for data modernization is to take the disconnected data streams and areas of expertise and bring them together — what we call “breaking down silos.” Making this a priority will help us work smarter and make public health more effective at getting the right data to the right people at the right time, and in the right ways.
Moving forward as an agencyAt the core of everything we do as an agency is our institutional culture — from how we interact with partners, to how we implement programs, to how we publish our science. CDC launched the Moving Forward effort in April 2022 to position the agency to better support the future of public health. Moving Forward will not only change how CDC operates, but also its culture, orienting it toward timely action — ensuring CDC’s science reaches the public in an understandable, accessible, and actionable manner as quickly as possible.
Investing resources wiselyCDC launched unified IT and Data Governance that has saved millions for the agency by reviewing all IT and data investments, preventing the creation of duplicate systems, and connecting programs to existing systems that meet their needs. Coordination across the agency to support DMI and IT modernization is also part of CDC’s IT Strategic Plan actions.
Taking a team approach to modernizing dataWe’re changing how we work across CDC to ensure DMI is executed well. For example, DMI Implementation Leads are now in place within each every one of CDC’s centers, institutes, and offices.​ These individuals work across the agency to strategically align projects, coordinate implementation, and monitor and measure progress towards our future state. Additionally, in 2022, cross-agency collaborative teams worked together on specific DMI priorities and objectives.
Acquiring technologies and services strategicallyWe’re making strides on acquisition strategies to allow CDC and its partners to get the right data and IT products when they need them. For example, the Federal Acquisition Regulation is an important part of making acquisition processes more efficient and effective to allow CDC and its partners to get timely and flexible resources, while the TechFAR Hub brings best practices from industry to federal digital service acquisitions. Learn more about these and other policies informing public health data modernization.
Measuring progress and ensuring accountabilityMonitoring and evaluation are how we make sure we are delivering on the promise of data to protect America’s health. Since its inception, monitoring and evaluation has been built into DMI following CDC’s Framework for Program Evaluation. Our monitoring and evaluation framework uses specific data about each DMI project to answer important questions at every step of the way. The next step is to develop a central analytics, information, access, and exchange portal, or Info Hub, for all DMI activities. See the DMI monitoring and evaluation fact sheet to learn more.We monitor and evaluate for two equally important reasons:
ACCOUNTABILITY + CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Monitoring and Evaluation FrameworkAccessible version of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  June 16, 2023						Source: 	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology
					Facebook
        Twitter
        LinkedIn
        Syndicate homeSurveillance and DataData Modernization Initiativeplus icon2022 DMI Snapshotplus iconWhat Does Data Modernization Look Like?Welcome to the 2022 DMI SnapshotHow the Snapshot WorksBasicsPrioritiesplus iconBuilding the Right FoundationAccelerating Data into ActionDeveloping a State-of-the-Art WorkforceSupporting and Extending PartnershipsManaging Change and GovernancePartnershipsplus iconConsortium for Data ModernizationFederal AgenciesOrganizationsState, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health DepartmentsIndustry PartnershipsCDC and USDS: Innovation through PartnershipTechnologiesplus iconNorth Star ArchitectureArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningCloud 101: Storing and Sharing InformationEnterprise Data, Analytics, and VisualizationCDC Front DoorImproving Public Health Data PipelinesDMI and COVID-19DMI and Health EquityWhy Sustainable Funding MattersMonitoring + EvaluationNotable Milestones: 2019-2023Data Policy and Standardsplus iconData AuthorityAdvancing InteroperabilityData Modernization and PoliciesBlogs and StoriesPublications and Resourcesplus iconModernizing for New and Complex Threats2021 DMI Snapshot To receive email updates about Public Health Surveillance and Data, enter your email address Email Address			What's this				Submit


About CDC
					Contact Us
					800-232-4636
 Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Youtube Pinterest Snapchat
 CONTACT CDC
				Contact Us
							Call 800-232-4636
							Email Us
			ABOUT CDC
				About CDC
							Jobs
							Funding
			POLICIES
				Accessibility
							External Links
							Privacy
							Policies
							No Fear Act
							FOIA
							OIG
							Nondiscrimination
							Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
			CONNECT WITH US
				Facebook
								Twitter
								Instagram
								LinkedIn
							Youtube
								Pinterest
								Snapchat
								Email
			LANGUAGES
				Español
							繁體中文
							Tiếng Việt
							한국어
							Tagalog
							Русский
							العربية
							Kreyòl Ayisyen
							Français
							Polski
							Português
							Italiano
							Deutsch
							日本語
							فارسی
							English


U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
			Accessibility
			External Links
			Privacy
			Policies
			No Fear Act
			FOIA
			Nondiscrimination
			OIG
			Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
			USA.gov


Exit Notification / Disclaimer Policy Close
 Links with this icon  indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.
				Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.
				You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link.
				CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website. Website Disclaimers
 Cancel Continue