. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: Health Secur. 2018 Nov 27;16(Suppl 1):S-18–S-24. doi: 10.1089/hs.2018.0044

Table 1.

SDT Discussion Guides

Internal-Facing Discussion Guides	External-Facing Discussion Guides
1. Planning	12. Population Health Status (Assessment and Reporting)
2. Leadership and Management	13. Management of Public Health Information
3. Health and Safety	14. Health Communication
4. Laboratory Safety	15. Laboratory Reference and Diagnostic Services, and Support for Quality Improvement
5. Human Resources (HR) Management	16. Surveillance
6. Staff Development	17. Surveillance for Acute Public Health Problems, Including Infectious Diseases
7. Management of Organizational Information	18. Sentinel Surveillance
8. Internal Communication	19. Reporting of Acute Public Health Events
9. External Communication about the NPHI and its Activities	20. Investigation of Acute Public Health Events
10. Information Technology (IT)	21. Emergency Preparedness and Response
11. Financial Management	22. Implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR)
	23. Data-to-Action
	24. Strategic Data Collection and Analysis
	25. Development of Public Health Recommendations
	26. Uptake of Public Health Recommendations
	27. Public Health Workforce Development
	28. Public Health Research