Common uses of public health surveillance include which of the following? (Select all that apply)
A)To identify the relationship between a risk factor and a disease
B)To inform health policy
C)To identify the health costs associated with various health conditions
D)To monitor the introduction of new drugs
E)To detect clusters

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Good surveillance data are essential to detect clusters of
outbreaks of disease, to monitor the effects of interventions including new medications
and to inform health policy.Surveillance data will not normally contribute to studies of
the relationships between risk factors and disease (A) although they may be used
descriptively to suggest hypotheses regarding potential causes, or to calculate
healthcare costs (C) although they may inform these calculations for notifiable diseases.

Common Uses of Public Health Surveillance Include Which of the Following