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.
![PHIN VADS](/congress115th/20190110193658im_/https://www.cdc.gov/phin/images/bucket-vads.jpg)
The PHIN Vocabulary Access and Distribution System (PHIN VADS) provides standard vocabularies to CDC and its public health partners in one place.
![PHIN MS](/congress115th/20190110193658im_/https://www.cdc.gov/phin/images/bucket-ms.jpg)
The PHIN Messaging System is CDC software that facilitates secure electronic message transport between CDC and public health information systems.
![PHIN DIR](/congress115th/20190110193658im_/https://www.cdc.gov/phin/images/buckets/bucket-dir-2018-a.jpg)
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](/congress115th/20190110193658im_/https://www.cdc.gov/phin/images/buckets/bucket-vocabulary-2018-j.jpg)
PHIN Vocabulary Standards is a key component in supporting the development and deployment of standards-based public health information systems.
![PHIN Guides](/congress115th/20190110193658im_/https://www.cdc.gov/phin/images/buckets/bucket-guides-2018.jpg)
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Page last reviewed: December 19, 2018
Content source: Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance