1. Washington Tracking Network October 13, 2011

2. Identification of Need Bridging the Gap Pew Environmental Health Commission, 2000 CDC Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, 2001 Congressional appropriations, 2002 CDC/DOH Cooperative Agreement, 2002.

3. Tracking = Surveillance + Action Environmental public health tracking (surveillance) is the ongoing, systematic collection, integration, analysis, and interpretation of data about the following Environmental hazards; Human exposure to environmental hazards; and Health effects potentially related to such exposures.

5. National Partners

6. Tracking Goals 1 Build a Sustainable National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network 2 Enhance Environmental Public Health Tracking Workforce and Infrastructure 3 Disseminate Information to Guide Policy, Practice, and Other Actions to Improve the Nation’s Health 4 Advance Environmental Public Health Science and Research 5 Foster Collaboration Among Health and Environmental Programs

8. WTN Content Air Quality Asthma Birth Defects Birth Outcomes Cancer Carbon Monoxide Drinking Water Heart Attack Lead Risk and Exposure Population Characteristics

13. Tracking into the Future New content area Portal redesign Tracking with social media

14. Annie Merritt, MSOD Annie.merritt@doh.wa.gov 360 236-3179 www.wtn.doh.wa.gov