COUNCIL OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL EPIDEMIOLOGISTS: Form 990, tax year 2015

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
COUNCIL OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (EIN 23-7410799)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-08-15
IRS object ID
201702279349303180
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-08-15T15:17:37-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN580692043PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mauldin & Jenkins LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 Galleria Pkwy SE Ste 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP303395946ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237410799EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Council of State and TerritorialBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Epidemiologists IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7704583811PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12872 Woodcock Blvd 250AddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30341ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJeffrey P Engel MDPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone7704583811PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAleisa HowellPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00936721PTIN
Phone7709558600PhoneNum
Preparation2017-08-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJeffrey P Engel MDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12872 Woodcock BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30341ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,319,246GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.cste.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1992FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDEVELOPMENT OF STATE SURVEILLANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGIST TRAININGVision StatementThe Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists is committed to improving the public's health by supporting the efforts of epidemiologists working at the state and local level to influence public health programs and policy based on science and dataActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee39TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers900TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$3,897TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$13,786,881PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$15,334,021CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$910,801PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$969,517CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,979PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$11,811CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,377PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,897CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,701,038PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,319,246CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$7,085,559PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$6,742,061CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,806,425PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,364,471CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,617,173PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,866,476CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,509,157PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15,973,008CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$191,881PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$346,238CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,905,098TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,440,692TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,493,637TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,666,751TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,411,461NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,773,941NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSee Schedule OCSTE promotes the effective use of epidemiologic data to guide public health practice and improve health. CSTE accomplishes this by supporting the use of effective public health surveillance and good epidemiologic practice through training, capacity development, peer consultation, developing standards for practice, and advocating for resources and scientifically based policy.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Desc30 fellows graduated from Class XI of the CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship (AEF) program with 73 percent remaining in state, local, and federal epidemiology positions.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Desc2016 new SHINE Fellows placed include 7 Class III HSIP fellows, 9 Class V APHIF fellows, and 21 I-TIPP fellows (including 9 focused on antimicrobial resistance) Project SHINE fellowship graduates included 8 Class II Health Systems Integration Program (HSIP) graduates, 15 Informatics-Training in Place Porgram (I-TIPP) Class II graduates, and 8 Class IV APHIF graduates.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCSTE continued to support influenza surveillance at multiple sites through three projects: the Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Project (IHSP), Influenza Incidence Surveillance Project (IISP) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) project.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document66IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee39EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jeffrey P Engel MDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7704583811PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12872 Woodcock Blvd 250AddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30341ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Tim Jones MD
Vice President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alfred DeMaria Jr MD
Vice President6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marcelle Layton MD
At-large3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharon Watkins PhD
Environmental/Occupational7.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Megan Davies MD
President-Elect2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristy Bradley DMV
Infectious Disease5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janet Hamilton MPH
At-large3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe McLaughlin MD MPH
President6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Park MD
Secretary-Treas.4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Danila PhD MPH
At-large3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathryn Turner PhD MPF
At-large5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Renee Calahan
Chronic Disease/MCH/Oral H8.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Graff PHD
Chronic Disease/Maternal & Child Health/Oral Healt3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey P Engel MD
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)$214,063$0$35,906
Beverly M Christner
Director of Operations40.00$119,772$0$0Yes (X)
LaKesha Robinson
Chief, Planning & Grants M24.30$123,271$0$0Yes (X)
MarySue Shulin
Business Manager40.00$100,324$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$557,430TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$35,906TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Northrop Grumman
PO Box 88830CHicagoIL60695Marketing$253,699
DRA CRT Properties
220E 42nd St 27th FloorNew YorkNY10017Property Rental$241,137
Catherine Staes
4335 SPin Oak StreetSalt Lake CItyUT84124Consulting$135,732
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$15,330,938GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,083AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,334,021TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Annual Meetings611430$810,891$808,129$2,762
Member Fees611430$158,626$158,626
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$969,517TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,811TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,811ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Job Postings541800$2,725$2,725
Book Sales511130$489$489
Mailing List Sales511140$350$350

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$333TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$333UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,897OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,319,246TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$966,755RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,897UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$14,573ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,180,759TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,561,302TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,915TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,280,411TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,806TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$505,837TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175,502TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,529TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,950TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,131,138TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$323,775TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,952TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$230,955TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,334,282TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,871TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,488TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,225TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Development and Impleme$703,699
Conversion of ICD-9 Cod$122,500
Build EPI Capacity and$109,699
Develop Mobile Behavior$87,174

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,239TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,973,008TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100BOYAmt
EOY$100EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,826,699BOYAmt
EOY$2,339,761EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$810,690BOYAmt
EOY$406,331EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,165BOYAmt
EOY$248,293EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77BOYAmt
EOY$818EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,807BOYAmt
EOY$284,268EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$352,060LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$207,462LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,998BOYAmt
EOY$144,598EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,562BOYAmt
EOY$16,523EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,905,098BOYAmt
EOY$3,440,692EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,385,115BOYAmt
EOY$1,575,516EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,952BOYAmt
EOY$57,649EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,570BOYAmt
EOY$33,586EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,493,637BOYAmt
EOY$1,666,751EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,409,519BOYAmt
EOY$1,770,858EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,942BOYAmt
EOY$3,083EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,411,461BOYAmt
EOY$1,773,941EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,905,098BOYAmt
EOY$3,440,692EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$346,238ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$16,242OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$79,551DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$46,220NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$46,220NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$51,708AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$5,488TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$352,060OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$207,462DepreciationAmt
Book Value$144,598BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$144,598TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRent DiscountDesc
Amt$33,586Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$33,586TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,319,246TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,319,246RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,319,246TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,956,766TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$16,242OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$16,242ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,973,008ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,973,008TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Organization accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with accounting standards that provide guidance on when uncertain tax positions are recognized in an entity's financial statements and how the values of these positions are determined. No liability has been recorded as of September 30, 2016 or 2015 due to uncertain tax positions.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Refunds of Grants paid in prior years -16,242.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,00Program ServicesAid Ebola Surveillance Efforts$505,541
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Program ServicesFlu Surveillance$1,660
South America00Program servicesInfluenza Review$2,493
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$509,694SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$509,694TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationExpenses were documented with invoices, receipts & signatures.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (33 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Minnesota Department of Health
PO Box 64975St PaulMN55164$520,000IISP YR8
Ohio Department of Health
PO Box 15278ColumbusOH43215$230,147IHSP YR6-8
Michigan Dept of Health and Human Service
PO Box 30437LansingMI48909$228,959IISP YR7
New York City Dept of Health & Mental H
28th Street CN48Long Island CityNY11101$104,500IISP YR6-8
Florida State of Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress WayTallahasseeFL32399$97,500IISP YR7
Los Angeles County Department of Health
5555 ferguson Dr Room 100City of CommerceCA90022$93,750IHSP YR7
New Jersey Department of Health
135 E State StreetTrentonNJ08625$86,250One Health PHASE 1 AND 2
North Dakota Dept of Health
600 E Boulevard AveBismarckND58505$78,361IISP YR7-8
Texas Department of State Health Services
5425 Polk StHoustonTX77023$71,300IISP YR7
Ohio State University
1960 Kenny RdColumbusOH43215$63,529SWINE FLUE
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E 12th StreetDes MoinesIA50319$37,500IISP ED YT YR2
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 North 18th Ave Suite 280PhoenixAR85007$25,000One Health Phase 1 & 2
Florida State of Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress WayTallahasseeFL32399$21,667IISP YR6
Colorado Dept of Public Hlth & Environmen
4300 Cherry Creek DrSouth DenverCO80246$21,127Data Instruments
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E 12th StreetDes MoinesIA50319$18,750IISP Ed Yt YR2
Georgia Department of Public Health
2 Peachtree St SWAtlantaGA30303$18,745IISP YR8
Florida State of Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress WayTallahasseeFL32399$18,250IHSP YR8
Seattle-King County Dept of Public Health
56 S Lucile StSeattleWA98134$12,954Life Expectancy
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
450 West State Street 9th FLBoiseID83720$8,900ERHMS
Georgia Department of Public Health
2 Peachtree St SWAtlantaGA30303$8,349ERHMS
Wisconsin State of
PO Box 1668MadisonWI53701$8,349ERMHS
California Public Health Foundation Enter
12801 Crossroads PkwySouth City of IndustryCA91746$7,500CIFOR Toolkit Training
Health Research Inc
Riverview Center 150 Broadway SteMenandsNY12206$7,500CIFOR Toolkit Training560
Kentucky State of Treasurer
275 E Main StFrankfortKY40621$7,500CIFOR Toolkit Training
Nebraska State of Dept of HHS
PO Box 95026LincolnNE68509$7,500CIFOR Toolkit Training
Nevada Dept of Human Resources
4126 Technology Way Ste 200Carson CityNV89706$7,500CIFOR Toolkit Training
Philadelphia PA Department of Health
1101 Market St 10th FLPhiladelphiaPA19107$7,500CIFOR Toolkit Training
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
450 West State Street 9th FLBoiseID83720$7,498CIFOR Toolkit Training
Alabama Dept of Health
201 Monroe Street Suite 1460MontgomeryAL31504$7,443CIFOR Toolkit Training
Washington State Department of HltH
1610 NE 150th Shoreline StreetShorelineWA98155$7,371CIFOR Toolkit Training
Public Health Institue of Metro Chicago
180 N Michigan Suite 1200ChicagoIL60601$5,000CIFOR Toolkit Training
Los Angeles County Department of Health
5555 ferguson Dr Room 100City of CommerceCA90022$5,000CIFOR Toolkit Training
Toledo Lucas Co Regional Health District
635 N Eric StreetToledoOH43604$5,000CIFOR Toolkit Training
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org33Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmt
CSTE/CDC Applied Epidemiology Fellowship$2,324,133
APH Informatics Fellowship$622,096
Health Systems Integration Program Fellowship$616,326
Contract Program services$564,940
Other$433,807

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCSTE executes a legally binding agreement with all grantees. This agreement describes the detailed terms and permissible uses of grant funds. Funded entities are required to submit regular progress reports detailing the use of funds 2 - 4 times per year. Progress reports are reviewed internally and shared with stakeholders if needed and/or requested. Funded entities are required to submit budgets detailing estimated costs and expenditures of the award before any funds are disbursed. Any changes made by the grantee from the approved budget must be preapproved by CSTE. A final report is due at the end of the project.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJeffrey P Engel MDPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$214,063BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$13,000DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$22,906NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$249,969TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEmployees have a wellness benefit of up to $25 per month.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 Part III Line 4dA) Chronic Disease, Maternal and Child Health and Oral Health 1) Distributed a training plan to build capacity in Oral Health Epidemiology: Enhancing Oral Health Epidemiology Capacity: A Three-Year Training Plan. 2) Continued the funding relationship with AMCHP and WESTAT to further enhance CD and MCH epidemiology capacity. 3) In partnership with CDC, CSTE will provide funding in early 2017 for eligible jurisdictions to implement a 12-question Marijuana Supplement within the CDC PRAMS assessment. 4) In partnership with a consultant, the Chronic Disease Subcommittee developed a Chronic Disease Epidemiology Capacity-Building Plan that prioritized and recommended potential action items from the 2013 ECA for CD/MCH/OH. 5) Provided technical assistance to ASTHO to support select states in bridging the gap in breast cancer disparities by improving their use of breast cancer data. 6) Workgroup activities: The 1305 workgroup developed materials to provide states with resources and strategies in order to meet reporting and other requirements Convened a workgroup to provide suggestions for incorporating epidemiology and surveillance in future CDC chronic disease FOAs. Convened a BRFSS Workgroup to recommend actions to address BRFSS issues including funding decreases and the need for innovative survey methods. 7) Hosted preconference workshops at the 2016 CSTE Annual Conference: Expanding our Focus: Emerging Methods to Incorporate Populations Where is the Burden and What Does it Cost? Advanced Methods Using GIS and Tools for Applied Health Economics. B) Cross Cutting Steering Committee (Including Fellowship and Workforce Development) 1) Conducted a comprehensive needs assessment about state, tribal, local and territorial capacity, interest and training needs related to Epi Info future development. 2) Partnered with CDC to convene an Epi Info Train the Trainer Workshop at CDC in March 2016 for 14 participants. 3) The Tribal Epidemiology Subcommittee Submitted an article to the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice using the data from the state health department and Tribal Epidemiology Center date sharing assessments: "Data Sharing for Public Health Surveillance of American Indian and Alaska Native Populations."
Form 990 Part III Line 4d (continued)4) Developed a toolkit of resources for epidemiologists working with tribal health data. 5) Continued development of the Binational Toolkit, a reference document aimed at assisting epidemiologists navigate binational cases and public health events of international significance. 6) Convened the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Indicator Development Meeting in collaboration with SAMHSA to finalize a consensus list of public health surveillance indicators in the domains of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. 7) Published and distributed the whitepaper, CSTE Recommended Indicators for Substance Abuse and Mental Health. 8) Developed and distributed How-to-Guides, one for tracking Hospitalizations Attributable to Drugs with Potential for Abuse and Dependency, and one for tracking Hospitalizations Attributable to Alcohol. 9) The Overdose subcommittee's work was presented at Safe States conference in May 2016 and at the 12th Annual World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion in September 2016. 10) Published "Recommendations and Lessons learned for improved reporting of drug overdose deaths on death certificates." 11) Established a Mental Health Workgroup to develop state and local applied public health surveillance capacity in mental health. 12) Developed and disseminated a stakeholder-driven Guide for Sub-County Assessment of Life Expectancy (SCALE). This is a guide for calculating and mapping life expectancy estimates at the census-tract level. 13) Convened the SCALE Fall Meeting on Visualization and Messaging of Life Expectancy Estimates to identify best practices for visualization of local life expectancy estimates and messaging demonstrated effective for raising awareness, catalyzing multi-sector actions and improving public health practice. 14) Barriers and Facilitators to Scientific Writing Among Applied Epidemiologists was published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (September 2016 Issue) on the recent repot of Applied Epidemiology Scientific Writing Capacity Trends, Needs and Recommendations 2014. 15) Provided technical expertise to public health associations, suc as ASTHO, PHII, NACCHO, APHL and CDC in the form of our CSTE member consultancies. 16) 2016 CSTE Position Statements: 16-CC-01 "Use of Area-based Socioeconomic Status to Generate National Data on Health Outcomes with Proposed Health People 2030 Objectives for Which Individual Socioeconomic Status Data are Not Routinely Collected. 16-CC-02 "Recommendations for strengthening surveillance and research of marijuana and health outcomes in the United States." 17) Hosted preconference workshops at the 2016 CSTE Annual Conference: Data Driven Community Health Assessment and Improvement Epi Info: A Users Workshop Applied surveillance of substance use disorders: lessons from the field 18) Hosted webinars related to public health workforce and crosscutting issues: Optimizing Infectious Disease Surveillance Social Determinants of Low Birth Weight: Lessons Learned in Spatial Analysis of Sub-County Health Outcomes Applied Epidemiology Scientific Writing Trends, Needs, and Recommendations 2014 Optimizing and Designing Multi-Objective Surveillance Systems The Use of Alternate Data Sources for Public Health Data Analysis and Validation The Consequences of Opioid Prescribing The Guide to Community Preventive Services: Reviews and Recommendations for Population-based Interventions to Improve Health
Form 990 Part III Line 4d (continued)C) Environment Health, Occupational Health & Injury Epidemiology Steering Committee 1) CSTE has received new funding on activities for Implementation and Testing of Proposed ICD10-CM Injury Frameworks and the Development and Implementation of an ICD10-CM Validation Dataset. The CSTE Injury ICD10-CM Transition Workgroup will convene a kickoff meeting in November 17-18 in Atlanta, GA. CSTE is working with a consultant, workgroup members, and CDC to develop the relevant guidance documents, case, definition reports, and validated dataset for the activities. 2) Coordinated with the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) to host Special Emphasis Report (SER) materials on the CSTE website. These SER materials are tools for states and other jurisdictions to produce templated fact sheets on injury topics using their own data with the goal of moving data to action. SER topics include: Traumatic Brain Injury, Infant and Early Childhood Injury and Drug Overdose Deaths. 3) Highlighted and generated state occupational health success stories on the CSTE website. 4) Maintained 23 occupational health indicators for surveillance with an annually updated guidance document and posted state-provided data on the CSTE website. Developed a new guidance document for substate-level measures analysis. 5) Received a new renewal of the conference grant award to support 2016-2020 WestON meetings under a collaboration-focused NIOSH PAR. 6) The 9th Annual Western States Occupational Network (WestON) Meeting was convened to support western states and academic centers on September 29-30, 2016 in Denver, CO. 7) The 5th Annual Southeastern States Occupational Network (SouthON) Meeting was convened on March 8-9 2016 in New Orleans. This is the first meeting to be convened under the newly received NIOSH conference award for CSTE to support 2016-2020 SouthON meetings. 8) Collaborated with the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) to fund two students for a nine-week summer internship (June-August 2016) in occupational health. 9) The OH Subcommittee submitted comments via the CSTE vote on the HL7 CDA R2 Implementations Guide for Public Health Case Reporting Ballot. Comments were discussed at the HL7 meeting in January 2016 and addressed through the weekly HL7 PHER Workgroup calls. Occupation is a minimum data element for electronic initial case reporting, and industry and other work-related variables will be considered in the future. 10) Distributed a press release in May supporting OSHA's new rule on tracking workplace injuries and illnesses. 11) Authored a letter to the American College of Surgeons who administers the National Trauma Data Standard to call for the reinsertion of Workers' Compensation as a payer source field option. 12) Authored a letter to CDC/NCHS regarding the redesign of the injury module questions in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which included a proposal to remove key questions related to injury and occupational health (OH) surveillance in consultation with NCHS and NIOSH. 13) Continued discussions, progress, and follow-up with CDC, NIOSH and BLS regarding 2014 CSTE position statement 14-OH-02, Inclusion of Work Information Elements in CDC Surveillance Systems, and 14-OH-01, Access to Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Case-Level Data for Public Health Purposes. 14) Convened an OH Workgroup Meeting on April 18-19 in DC on "The Role of the State and Local Public Health Programs in a 21st Century Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health" with representatives from 12 states, NIOSH, BLS, and OSHA. 15) Hosted the 7th Annual National Disaster Epidemiology Workshop in collaboration with CDC, the National Association for County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and the Safe States Alliance. The workshop was focused on the intersection of climate change and disaster epidemiology. 16) The Asthma and Allergy Workgroup convened the second CSTE Pollen Summit in Atlanta, GA on February 17-18 2016 17) The Asthma and Allergy Workgroup launched an assessment in January 2016 to identify state and local health agencies that are performing pollen counts. 18) Partnered with CDC to host three disaster epidemiology regional trainings within the past year which trained over 220 people. The trainings were held in Bloomington, IL (November 2015), Lexington, KY (March 2016), and Phoenix, AZ (April 2016). 19) The Heat Syndrome Workgroup recently submitted a manuscript titled Evaluation of a novel syndromic surveillance query for heat-related illness using hospital data from Maricopa County, Arizona to Public Health Reports. This workgroup also recently finalized a guidance document on implementing heat-related illness syndromic surveillance in public health practice. 20) Convened a workgroup to conduct an assessment to describe the current implementation of Electronic Death Registration Systems (EDRS) in states and jurisdictions through documenting the organizational structure, relationship, and interaction between epidemiology, disaster preparedness staff, vital registrars, and death certifiers (providers, medical examiners, coroners) in each state and jurisdiction. 21) Convened a workgroup to develop a guidance document for using syndromic surveillance systems for climate-related illness/conditions/deaths. 22) 2016 CSTE Position Statements: 16-EH-01 "Developing a National Aeroallergen Tracking Network" 16-EH-02 "Standard Measures to Identify and Track Racial Disparities in Childhood Asthma" 23) Hosted preconference workshops at the 2016 CSTE Annual Conference: Climate and Public Health: An Interdisciplinary One Health Approach with a focus on Alaska The Reality of Working in Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance 24) Developed and convened webinars to support environmental and occupational health epidemiology: Utilizing Syndromic Surveillance to Monitor Carbon Monoxide Exposures/Poisonings Following Weather Related Events on December 1 Overview of the US Global Change Research Program Climate and Health Assessment EPA's Environmental Justice Research Roadmap and Interagency Efforts on Climate Justice Public Health and Behavioral Health Response to a Mass Shooting
Form 990 Part III Line 4d (continued)D) Infectious Disease Epidemiology Steering Committee 1) Coordinated Ebola and Zika response activities among CSTE members with CDC and other partners. 2) Supported 33 deployments of epidemiologists to West Africa from August 2015 through December 2016 (expected) for a total of 1,520 deployment days. 3) CSTE will support at least five deployments to Puerto Rico for Zika response efforts through 2016. Additional deployments are expected to continue in 2017. 4) Continued as co-chair for the Council for Improvement of Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR). 5) Administered CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit implementation training grants to 15 jurisdictions in 2016. 6) Convened CIFOR workgroup to develop guidance for foodborne illness complaint-based systems. 7) Partnering with CDC and APHL to host joint PulseNet/OutbreakNet Regional Meetings in 2016-2017. These regional meetings provide a platform for exchanging knowledge and expertise on emerging topics such as advanced molecular detection (AMD), discussing surveillance for, detection of, and response to enteric diseases and building collaborations. 8) Provided 20 SAS e-learning training courses to HIV/AIDS surveillance coordinators and conducted one peer-to-peer consultation for a new HIV surveillance coordinator. 9) Supported an in-person meeting to update the National Association of Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) Animal Contact Compendium, with a pre-meeting scoping session to discuss guidance for non-traditional pets. 10) In collaboration with CDC, established a network of STD Surveillance Coordinators that meet quarterly by phone, and convened an in-person meeting of the STD Surveillance Coordinators at the 2016 STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta, GA. 11) Expanded the scope of the CSTE Influenza and Viral Respiratory Diseases Subcommittee (formerly CSTE Influenza Subcommittee) to address existing and emerging viral respiratory diseases of public health concern. 12) Continued to support influenza surveillance at multiple sites through three projects: the Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Project (IHSP), Influenza Incidence Surveillance Project (IISP), and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) project. 13) Continued to promote One Health initiatives and zoonotic disease education in five sites through a second phase of the Influenza Education Among Youth in Agriculture Pilot Project. 14) Partnered with the Minnesota Department of Health - Public Health Laboratory to develop and expand viral genome sequencing through the Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) and Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks Initiative for more accurate, timely and comprehensive diagnostic testing for respiratory viruses. 15) Led several international influenza surveillance reviews through deployment of CSTE consultants to locations including Tanzania, Uganda, and Mexico. 16) Continued to serve as a project partner in Flu on Call , a CDC led initiative to establish a national network of triage lines in the event of a severe influenza pandemic, using existing networks and infrastructure. 17) Convened three workgroups to focus on specific areas of interest related to influenza and respiratory disease surveillance: Influenza and ILI Surveillance Methods, RSV Surveillance, and Novel Influenza Planning. 18) CSTE, in partnership with ASTHO and funded by CDC, established the Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens to improve practices and policies at the local, state and national levels for detection, investigation, control and prevention of HAI/AR outbreaks across the healthcare continuum. 19) Developed the CDC/CSTE Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Taskforce to identify, develop, and put into practice scientific, technical, and policy solutions needed to strengthen AR surveillance in the United States. 20) Developed the drug diversion workgroup to address current issues and possible solutions regarding a data drive public health response to drug diversion incidents. 21) Developed the Assessment of HAI Resources and Capacity: Infection Prevention and Drug Diversion to better understand healthcare-associated infection (HAI) programs' infection prevention and control and drug diversion investigation resources, capacity, and experience. 22) Conducted the CRE Surveillance Assessment to determine the status of surveillance for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) within states. 23) Submitted formal feedback regarding: Comment on the Proposed Rule: End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program [CMS-1651-P] The Hepatitis C Subcommittee responded to a stakeholder request for information (RFI) on updating the Viral Hepatitis Action Plan CDC-2016-0068 Proposed Quarantine Rule: Control of Communicable Diseases 24) 2016 CSTE Position Statements: 16-ID-01 "Zika Virus Disease and Zika Virus Infection Without Disease, Including Congenital Infections Case Definitions and Addition to the Nationally Notifiable Diseases List" 16-ID-02 "Standardized Surveillance Case Definition for Histoplasmosis" 16-ID-03 "Public Health Reporting and National Notification for Salmonellosis (Non-typhoidal)" 16-ID-04 "Public Health Reporting and National Notification for Shigellosis" 16-ID-05 "Public Health Reporting and National Notification for Vibriosis" 16-ID-06 "Public Health Reporting and National Notification of Perinatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection" 16-ID-08 "Revision of the Standardized Case Definition for Invasive Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) Disease or IPD" 16-ID-09 "Interfacility Communication to Prevent and Control Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens across Healthcare Settings" 16-ID-10 "A Modification of the Exposure Criteria Used as Part of the Case Definition to Help Classify Cases of Lyme Disease" 16-ID-11 "Revision of the Standardized Case Definition for Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)" 16-ID-12 "Public Health Reporting and Standardized Surveillance for Free-living Amebae Infections, including Acanthamoeba Disease, Balamuthia mandrillaris Disease, and Naegleria fowleri Causing Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis" 25) Hosted preconference workshops at the 2016 CSTE Annual Conference: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) Annual Business Meeting Improving Food Safety through Advanced Molecular Detection: Update on Whole Genome Sequencing's Role in Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigations Palantir System for Enteric Disease Response, Investigation, and Coordination (SEDRIC) Training National Meeting of Influenza Surveillance Coordinators Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Prevention Workshop 26) Developed and convened webinars to improve infectious disease epidemiology capacity: Dengue in the United States: Where are we and what's next? Tick Ecology for Epidemiologists Protecting Public Health by Limiting Influenza A Virus Spread In Pigs at Agriculture Fairs CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Webinar for Decision Makers CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Webinar for Public Health Professionals E) Surveillance and Informatics Steering Commit 1) Hosted the 2015 CSTE Surveillance Summit in November 2015 to strengthen CDC and CSTE collaboration and partnership to advance surveillance initiatives, to identify future strategies and collaborations to further those initiatives, and to identify and prioritize actions for CSTE and partners to advance electronic case reporting (eCR). 2) Continued partnership with CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) to support the NNDSS Modernization Initiative technical assistance (TA) project. Developed evaluation tools to determine effectiveness of technical assistance and to measure the costs to implement updated message mapping guides (MMGs). Presented evaluation plan and preliminary cost/effort data at the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference. 3) Supported CDC MMG development through CSTE-hosted webinars and comments. 4) Continued the activities of the CSTE electronic initial case report (eICR) Task Force to identify and define the minimum data elements to be included in an eICR message sent from an electronic health record (EHR) system to public health. 5) Supported the development and balloting of the HL7 CDA R2 Implementation Guide: Public Health Case Report, Release 2. Commented and voted on that ballot, and subsequently helped reconcile comments and finalize the guide. HL7 utilized the recommendations developed by the CSTE electronic initial case report (eICR) Task Force from August 2015 that identified and defined the minimum data elements to be included in an eICR message sent from an electronic health record (EHR) system to public health.
Form 990 Part III Line 4d (continued)6) Completed Phase II of the Reportable Conditions Knowledge Management System (RCKMS) Project, which included building a knowledge repository for public health and reporters to access information on reporting specifications and a decision support tool to determine the reportability of Partnered with HLN Consulting to develop an initial release of the RCKMS decision support tool and jurisdictional user-facing authoring interface. Demonstrated the tool at the 2016 CSTE Annual Conference and conducted an RCKMS Focus Group at the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference in August 2016. Through a partnership with APHL, deployed the RCKMS decision support tool on the AIMS Platform. Finalized the first round of default content development and vetting for 74 notifiable conditions by translating jurisdiction reporting specifications into machine-processable formats to be used by the RCKMS decision support tool. Default content consists of reporting criteria, rules logic, and value sets, and was pre-populated into authoring interface. 7) Supported the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) efforts to develop ICD-9 to ICD-10 codeset consensus mappings in order to assist public health in converting between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM. 8) Partnered with National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) to develop an electronic assessment of the feasibility and utility of electronic death registration systems (EDRS) for surveillance from epidemiology and vital statistics perspectives. 9) Conducted the 2015 State Reportable Conditions Assessment (SRCA) with 100% response rate. Pilot tested the 2016 SRCA in order to launch nationwide in winter 2016/2017. 10) Submitted formal feedback to HHS on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (Common Rule). 11) Developed documentation of common steps and definitions for establishing electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) and onboarding ELR partners. 12) 2016 Position Statements: 16-SI-01: Surveillance Indicators for Substance Abuse and Mental Health 16-SI-02: Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) 16-SI-03: Veterans Health Administration Reporting of Diseases, Conditions, and Outbreaks to Local and State Public Health Authorities 13) Hosted preconference workshops at the 2016 CSTE Annual Conference: Electronic Case Reporting: The Surveillance Gold Rush 14) Supported liaison activities, including the Joint Public Health Informatics Institute (JPHIT), the Digital Bridge, the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) Base System User Group, the BioSense Governance Group, NAPHSIS, ISDS, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Informatics Directors Peer Network, HL7 International, and ASTHO's Public Health Community Platform Interim Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The organization has active memberships and associate memberships for persons engaged in the practice of epidemiology. Persons currently enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate program who are actively pursuing a degree in public health or related field are eligible for student membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe election of the Executive Board, position statements that do not affect state or territorial public health law, and other similar matters as specified in the Bylaws or designated by the Executive Board shall be determined by a vote of the Active Members by electronic ballot at a time before the Annual Meeting or as designated by the Executive Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bOfficial Council decisions, such as position statements that affect public health law, are made by vote with only one vote per state or territory cast by the State Epidemiologist or an official active member representative from the state or territory designated by the State Epidemiologist.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The final 990 with all schedules is mailed to the Secretary/Treasurer eight days before it is filed. The Secretary/Treasurer has a full week to review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cPolicy requires immediate notification of conflicts and we have annual acknowledgement that all has been disclosed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Every three to five years an independent contractor is hired to do a salary and wage review. Copies of the report are given to the Executive Board to use as a tool for setting the Executive Director's salary, and a copy is given to the Executive Director for setting the employees' salaries.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Some information is posted on the CSTE website for the general public to access. Some information is posted on the CSTE website for member access only. Any information that a requestor could not access themselves, upon request, is provided either by email, fax or mail.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Refunded Grants paid in prior years 16,242.

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.