What Is the Purpose of the Integrated Public Health Information

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) ?

• A) Reporting system that allows jurisdictions within a province to communicate disease patterns
• B) A system developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to link Canada and the United States
• C) Electronic system to communicate outbreaks of respiratory or enteric illnesses interprovincially
• D) An internationally linked computer system for communicating outbreaks globally

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