Thank you for your interest in this information kit, which includes:

• "CDC’s New Influenza Tracking Prototype Honored with SAS Enterprise Intelligence Award," a press release that describes how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received a SAS award for the prototype of its Influenza Data Summary (IDS), which could provide a unified view of influenza activity in the United States, help users track flu activity and possibly identify flu outbreaks.
• Analytics in Healthcare, a white paper that describes ways that the healthcare industry can use the data at its disposal to evolve toward more personalized healthcare delivery.
• "Overcoming Despair and Disparity," a SAS success story and video that describe how the Indian Health Service – a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services – tracks key clinical performance measures at IHS hospitals to provide better federal health services to 1.8 million American Indians and Alaskan natives.
• "Lifting the Cloud of Agent Orange," a success story that describes how the US Air Force used SAS Analytics to study the health concerns of veterans and their families and determine the long-term health risks of Agent Orange exposure.
• How can we broaden the accessibility and impact of public health information?, a solution brief that outlines a proven approach to reporting and policy research for public health organizations. It includes a brief case study about an urban health department’s solution to address the threat of emergent diseases and bioterrorism.