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Epi Info™

Leslyn McNabb, MS, PMP, CISSP

Epi Info™ Project Manager

CSTE National Disaster Epidemiology Workshop

May 14, 2014

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services

Division of Epidemiology, Analysis, and Library Services

What is Epi Info™?

A suite of free data management, analysis, and visualization tools designed specifically for the public health community.

Features include: • Rapid electronic form creation & data entry

• Statistical analysis

• Mapping & visualization

• Report design & generation

Core Principles

Free

Easy to use

Flexible

No “IT guys” needed

Epi Info Suite

Epi Info 7 – Desktop Application

Epi Info Web Survey

Epi Info Mobile

Epi Info Web Analysis & Visualization

Epi Info Form

Epi Info Mobile

Transfer a form to a Mobile Device

Epi Info Mobile

• An extension of the core Epi Info 7 desktop functionality onto Android based mobile devices

Epi Info Mobile

• An extension of the core Epi Info 7 desktop functionality onto Android based mobile devices

• Collect data offline

Epi Info Mobile

• An extension of the core Epi Info 7 desktop functionality onto Android based mobile devices

• Collect data offline

• Synchronize data with the cloud

Epi Info Mobile

• An extension of the core Epi Info 7 desktop functionality onto Android based mobile devices

• Collect data offline

• Synchronize data with the cloud

• Analyze data

Epi Info Mobile

• An extension of the core Epi Info 7 desktop functionality onto Android based mobile devices

• Collect data offline

• Synchronize data with the cloud

• Analyze data using pertinent descriptive statistics

Epi Info Mobile

• An extension of the core Epi Info 7 desktop functionality onto Android based mobile devices

• Collect data offline

• Synchronize data with the cloud

• Analyze data using pertinent descriptive statistics

• Translate and deploy globally

Epi Info Mobile

• An extension of the core Epi Info 7 desktop functionality onto Android based mobile devices

• Collect data offline

• Synchronize data with the cloud

• Analyze data using pertinent descriptive statistics

• Translate and deploy globally

Epi Info Web Analysis and Visualization

Demonstration

How does this work?

Uses Microsoft Azure Cloud Services • Free Tier (for this level of data collection)

• Quick Deployment

• Flexible/Scalable

• I did this! (no IT person to set this up)

FedRAMP certified, ISO 27001, SOC1 & SOC2 Type 2, and provides a HIPAA BAA

Conclusion

Works in “connected” or “disconnected” scenarios

Set up in about 2 hours

Form creation time becomes your only limitation

Real-time situational awareness

Dashboards developed for different audiences

Do you need epi on the ground or devices?

You decrease the time from disaster (PH event) to data in the hands of decision makers

Did I mention it’s free?

Questions? LMcNabb@cdc.gov

For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333

Telephone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348

Visit: www.cdc.gov | Contact CDC at: 1-800-CDC-INFO or www.cdc.gov/info

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services

Division of Epidemiology, Analysis, and Library Services