PHIN Tools and Resources
PHIN tools and resources are provided below to help increase the capacity of public health agencies to electronically exchange health data and information.
The PHIN Vocabulary Access and Distribution System (PHIN VADS) provides standard vocabularies to CDC and its public health partners in one place.
The PHIN Messaging System is CDC software that facilitates secure electronic message transport between CDC and public health information systems.
The PHIN Public Health Directory (PHIN DIR) is a repository of information about people, organizations, and jurisdictions important to public health programs and of the roles that people play within organizations.
PHIN Vocabulary Standards is a key component in supporting the development and deployment of standards-based public health information systems.
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Page last reviewed: December 19, 2018
Content source: Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance