David J. Dausey

A manual of standardized proficiency tests to help public health agencies develop strategies for testing their disease reporting systems. This operations manual provides public health agencies with a set of standardized proficiency tests to aid in the development of regular and consistent strategies for testing the ability of public health disease reporting systems to receive and respond to case reports 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Evaluates the progress and implementation of the Arkansas tobacco settlement program. Documents the initiation and first two years of activity by the seven funded health-related programs set up under the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, evaluates their progress, and makes recommendations for future program activities and funding.