Table 1 Idealized Distribution of Public Health Surveillance and Action Core and Support Activities in a Country with a District-Oriented ^•1 Public Health Structure, by Organizational Level.

Organization Level

Surveillance Core Activities

Action Core Activities

Support Activities

Detection

Registration

Confirmation (Epidemiologic and Laboratory)

Reporting

Analyses

Feed-back

Acute (Epidemic-Type) Response

Planned (Management-Type) Response

Communication

Training

Supervision

Resource-Provision