The Public Health Information Network (PHIN) is a US national initiative, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for advancing fully capable and interoperable information systems in public health organizations.
Access to near real-time data attempts to improve community-based interventions that are implemented as a result of terrorism or disease outbreaks.
The following organizations are represented on each working group by two members of its staff: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CIC also ensures that the following standards are met: In the realm of preparedness, the PHIN has developed systems to promote early event detection.
The PHIN has set up technical requirements so that facilities can be equipped to participate in these rapid reporting systems.