Building the Tools and Founding the Community
The CEZD project phase lasted for 3 years. The community focus during this time was to build the capability and capacity of a One Health Early Warning Network. The objectives of the project were to achieve: integration of information and intelligence sources; collaborative analysis of information via a shared platform (CNPHI); and timely distribution of intelligence products.
Enhancing Capability and Capacity
A key priority was to establish reliable production of the weekly intelligence report. This report is widely distributed to animal and public health networks across Canada. We also worked hard to improve both our technological capability to produce intelligence and our capacity by engaging more experts in the community activities.
Improving the Processes and Strengthening Relationships
Long term network sustainability depends on ongoing partner support in CEZDs various activities and reports as well as the effective use of resources. Since 2018, the partners have focused on expanding CEZD’s processes, and strengthening relationships. During this period an enhanced intelligence report was created in order to better meet the community’s needs. Additional efforts were made to begin to understand mechanisms to share information that is not yet public.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Since 2013, the CFIA has provided a Coordinator, a Senior Analyst and administrative support to undertake the daily work of the Community
The Animal Health Science Directorate has funded face to face meetings of the community, resources for website development and graphic design.
CFIA Risk Assessors have been instrumental in leading the creation of risk products upon important signals.
The Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence
CNPHI has provided a platform for CEZD activities and worked with the community to develop the tools for automated information mining and information sharing.
The CNPHI team continues to provide technical support to the members, and evolve the KIWI technology with support of the CEZD core team for the Zoonotic and Emerging Program.