COUNCIL OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL EPIDEMIOLOGISTS: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: COUNCIL OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (EIN 23-7410799)
Tax period: 2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed: 2015-08-11
IRS object ID: 201542239349301769
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-08-11T15:20:48-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	580692043	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Mauldin & Jenkins LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 Galleria Pkwy SE Ste 1700	AddressLine1
City	Atlanta	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	303395946	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237410799	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Council of State and Territorial	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	Epidemiologists Inc	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7704583811	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2872 WoodCock Blvd No 250	AddressLine1
City	Atlanta	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30341	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jeffrey P Engel	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7704583811	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-08-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Aleisa Howell	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00936721	PTIN
Phone	7709558600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-08-06	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Jeffery P Engel MD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2872 Woodcock BLVD	AddressLine1
City	Atlanta	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30341	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$11,375,687	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.cste.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEVELOPMENT 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 data	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	32	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	700	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$6,100	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$1,123	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$10,293,964	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$10,728,058	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$477,491	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$635,718	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,852	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,811	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,600	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,100	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,779,907	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$11,375,687	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,500,636	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,638,210	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,000,585	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,452,332	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,304,638	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,160,545	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$10,805,859	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,251,087	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$25,952	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$124,600	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,322,910	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,135,671	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,227,930	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,916,091	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,094,980	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,219,580	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	See 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 Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$0	ExpenseAmt
Desc	30 fellows graduated from Class X of the CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship (AEF) program with 56 percent remaining in state, local, and federal epidemiology positions: 30 Class XII Applied Epidemiology fellows started their first year of the fellowship during summer 2014	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$0	ExpenseAmt
Desc	9 Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship (APHIF) fellows in Class II graduated and four of the nine started a pilot extension second year10 APHIF Class III fellows started their first year of the fellowship during summer 2014	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$0	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CSTE renewed the Influenza Incidence Surveillance Project contracts for Year 5 wilth Florida, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York City, North Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$0	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Desc	Chronic Disease, Maternal and Child Health, and Oral Health Epidemiology Steering Committee-Completed modules for chronic disease, maternal and child health, and oral health epidemiology as part of the 2013 Epidemiology Capacity Assessment (ECA) with a final report expected by December 2014-Developed the Chronic Disease Epidemiology Orientation Manual with final clearance expected by December 2014-Created the Oral Health Subcommittee-Initiated new funding relationship with Westat to develop estimates of diabetes prevalence-Renewed funding relationship with AMCHP to build and support MCH epidemiology capacity-Hosted preconference workshops at the 2014 CSTE Annual Conference:-Harnessing the Power of a Data Warehouse and Applications for Maternal and Child Health (MCH)-Health Information Technology and Quality Reporting 101 for Chronic Disease Epidemiologists-Hosted a webinar on the Overview of the CDC Chronic Disease Cost Calculator-Published a report in MMWR on the Chronic Disease IndicatorsWorkforce and Crosscutting Steering Committees-Led significant fellowship activities:-Launched two new fellowship programs as part of the Project SHINE collaborative: the Health Systems Integration Program (HSIP) with nine fellows participating in Class I and the Informatics-Training in Place Program (I-TIPP) with 11 fellows participating in Class II-Led CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship (AEF) and Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship (APHIF programs -Completed an evaluation of the AEF program and published a peer-reviewed article in summary: "The CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Program Evaluation of the First Nine Years" in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine to be published in late 2014 (Vol 47 (5), S376-S382. November 2014)-Partnered with CDC to convene an Epi Info Train the Trainer Workshop-Completed the 2013 ECA to collect information on state and individual-level epidemiology capacity with final report expected by December 2014-Developed a toolkit of resources for epidemiologists working with tribal health data-Completed an assessment of state health department perspectives on data sharing practices with tribal epidemiology centers-Finalized indicators for hospitalizations attributable to alcohol and other drugs (with the potential for abuse and dependence)-Initiated a new funding relationship with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support increased epidemiology capacity in substance abuse surveillance and the development of substance abuse indicators for national surveillance standardization-Renewed funding relationship with NACCHO to support epidemiologists in local health departments-Provided technical expertise to public health associations, such as the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials , Public Health Informatics Institute, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Association of Public Health Laboratories, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the form of our CSTE member consultancies-Hosted 2014 preconference workshops on crosscutting and workforce topics including:-Epidemiology Training Effective Techniques for Communicating Public Health Information-Epi Info7 Pre-Conference Workshop-Community Health Assessments: The Role of Epidemiologists in a Post-ACA Environment Pre-Conference Workshop-Epidemiology Training: Effective Techniques for Communicating Public Health Information-Joint Criminal and Epidemiological Investigations Workshop-Hosted many webinars related to public health workforce and crosscutting issues:-Use of a Dummy Dataset to Optimize Accuracy of Multi-Jurisdiction Data Submission: A Not-so-Dumb Idea-A Local Health Department's Epidemiologic Consultation Process-Learning from Kindergarteners: Uncovering Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Alaska's Vaccination Coverage-The Role of the Epidemiologist in Community Health Assessments and Community Health Improvement Plans.-Joint Law Enforcement-Public Health Investigations: The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Law Enforcement Exceptions to the Rule-Public Health and Primary Care Integration-A Practical Playbook: Public Health & Primary Care Together-Legislative Assault on Traditional Public Health Protections-Health Weight Surveillance: Exploring Clinical and Public Health Integration Population Health Management-Analysis of Public Health Data Using Census Tract-Level Poverty-Notes from the Field: Oregon's and Illinois' Experiences with Public Health and Health Care Integration-Communication Principles for the Epidemiologist-Overcoming Small Numbers in a Small State: Vermont's Approach to Cancer Mapping-Published a report in MMWR on Alcohol-Attributable Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost in 11 states using data from 2006-2010Environmental Health, Occupational Heath, and Injury Epidemiology Steering Committee-Highlighted and generated state occupational health success stories on the CSTE website-Convened the 7th Annual Western States Occupational Network (WestON) Meeting to support western states and academic centers:-Discussions included the emerging concern of climate change's effect on occupational health, fatalities and exposure hazards in the oil and gas industry, injuries in the meat-packing industry, all-terrain vehicle hazards, occupational mental health, working with occupational data coding systems (NIOCCS), and developing partnerships for occupational safety in Canada and Navajo Nation-Collaborated with the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) to fund four students for an eight-and-a-half-week summer internship (June August 2014) in occupational health-Completed a recommendations report on counting work-related injuries and illnesses: taking steps to close the gaps-Maintained 23 occupational health indicators for surveillance and post state-provided data on the CSTE website-Updated the Guide for Tracking Occupational Health Conditions and Their Determinants-Submitted formal comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in response to proposed rule to update and amend Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements to "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses". Docket # OSHA-2013-0023-Submitted a letter to Donna Pickett, chair of the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee in support of proposed changes to external cause codes for work-related musculoskeletal disorders caused by ergonomic hazards in ICD-10-CM-Convened the 5th Annual Disaster Epidemiology Workshop to: -Provide relevant and timely learning opportunities for epidemiologists, public health emergency preparedness coordinators, emergency managers and academia in disaster epidemiology-Provide opportunities for attendees to network and build partnerships with epidemiologists from across subject disciplines to share best practices and collaborate on epidemiologic approaches towards improving all-hazard disaster preparedness and response capacities at local, state, regional, and national levels-Partnered with The National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) to strengthen the surveillance capabilities of the National Vital Statistics System for tracking disaster-related deaths, especially radiologic disasters, to develop consensus case definitions in collaboration with CSTE and CDC, as well as standards for certifying disaster-related deaths by developing guidelines for consistent cause of death reporting using electronic death registration systems -Completed a draft Public Health Emergency Preparedness Capabilities and Disaster Epidemiology Crosswalk, which highlights how disaster epidemiology tools, resources and trainings can assist local and state health departments with meeting the capabilities-Completed a Training Workshop "Using SAS Survey Procedure for BRFSS Descriptive Analyses with Industry and Occupation" -Completed an environmental health module of the 2013 ECA with a final report expected by December 2014-Hosted Disaster Epidemiology 101 and Occupational Health Surveillance 101 webinars-Hosted preconference workshops at the 2014 CSTE Annual Conference including:-National Meeting of Occupational Health Epidemiologists-Environmental Health and Disaster Epidemiology: Harmony Between Collaborations and Innovations-Approved two CSTE Position Statements within the CSTE Environmental Health/Occupational Health/Injury Steering Committee at the 2014 CSTE Annual Conference Business Meeting-Access to Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Case-Level Data for Public Health Purposes-Inclusion of Work Information as data elements in CDC surveillance systemsContinued	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	44	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	32	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jeffrey P Engel MD	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7704583811	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2872 WoodCock Blvd No 250	AddressLine1
City	Atlanta	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30341	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Tim Jones MD
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alfred DeMaria Jr MD
President	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Laurene Mascola MD
Former Vice President	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marcelle Layton MD
At-large	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Renee Calanan PhD
Chronic Disease/MCH/Oral Health	8.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sharon Watkins PhD
Environmental/Occupational/Injury	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Megan Davies MD
At-large	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kristy Bradley DMV
Infectious Disease	7.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Janet Hamilton MPH
At-large	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joe McLaughlin MD MPH
President-Elect	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Park MD
Secretary-Treas.	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey P Engel MD
Executive Director	40.00		Yes (X)	$202,334	$0	$36,111
Beverly M Christner
Director of Operations	40.00			$103,555	$0	$30,284	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$305,889	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$66,395	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$10,728,058	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$10,728,058	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Annual Meetings	611430	$544,019	$544,019
Member Fees	611430	$91,699	$91,699

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$635,718	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,811	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,811	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Book Sales	511130	$3,518	$3,518
Web Hosting	518210	$1,760	$1,760
Commissions	511130	$447	$447

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$375	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$375	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,100	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,375,687	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$635,718	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$6,100	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,811	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,314,544	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,184,347	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,319	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$250,558	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,647,197	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,665	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$336,843	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,069	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,762	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,500	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,287	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$626,119	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,614	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,473	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,164	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,388,812	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$202,137	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,012	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,136	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
Other Trainee Support	$159,269
Supplies	$123,831
Printing & Reproduction	$93,558
Equipment Rental	$27,976

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,895	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,251,087	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100	BOYAmt
EOY	$100	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,217,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,683,126	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$807,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,243,217	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,705	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,343	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,177	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,235	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,691	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$211,733	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$157,038	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,505	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,695	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,960	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,322,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,135,671	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,184,821	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,798,488	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$48,970	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,633	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,227,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,916,091	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,094,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,219,580	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,094,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,219,580	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,322,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,135,671	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$124,600	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$30,087	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$15,287	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$9,432	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$24,719	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$19,557	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$5,162	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$211,733	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$157,038	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$54,695	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$54,695	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Rent Discount	Desc
Amt	$68,633	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$68,633	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,375,687	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$11,375,687	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$11,375,687	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,251,087	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,251,087	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,251,087	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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, 2014 or 2013 due to uncertain tax positions.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Europe	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program Services	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	International Influenza Training	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$139,319	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$139,319	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$139,319	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Europe	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	Event planning for International Influenza Training	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$18,650	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	Wire	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	International Influenza Training	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Region	Europe	RegionTxt
Recipient	29	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$120,669	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	Wire	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Expenses were documented with invoices, receipts & signatures.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (30 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Florida DOH
4052 Bald Cypress Way	Tallahassee	FL	323991729	593502843	$5,998	BRFSS- Binge Drinking
Kentucky DOH
275 E Main St	Frankfort	KY	40621	610600439	$5,400	BRFSS- Binge Drinking
Michigan DOH
320 S Walnut	Lansing	MI	48913	386000134	$10,294	BRFSS- Binge Drinking
Wisconsin DOH
1 W Wilson	Madison	WI	53701	396006469	$23,333	Consolidated Clinical Data
Michigan DOH
320 S Walnut	Lansing	MI	48913	386000134	$134,827	Influenza Hospital Surveillance
Ohio DOH
246 N High St	Columbus	OH	43215	311334820	$137,500	Influenza Hospital Surveillance
Utah DOH
288 N 1460 West	Salt Lake City	UT	841142104	876000545	$140,416	Influenza Hospital Surveillance
Florida DOH
4052 Bald Cypress Way	Tallahassee	FL	323991729	593502843	$95,499	Influenza Incidence Surveillance
Los Angeles County DOH
313 N Figueroa St	Los Angeles	CA	900122659	956000927	$95,500	Influenza Incidence Surveillance
Minnesota DOH
625 Robert StN	St Paul	MN	551552538	416007162	$95,053	Influenza Incidence Surveillance
New Jersey DOH
135 E State St	Trenton	NJ	086250001	216000928	$80,664	Influenza Incidence Surveillance
New York City NY DOH
42-09 28th St 12th Floor	Long Island City	NY	111014132	136400434	$62,021	Influenza Incidence Surveillance
North Dakota DOH
600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 301	Bismark	ND	585050200	450309764	$49,750	Influenza Incidence Surveillance
Texas DOH
1100 W 49th St	Austin	TX	78756	320133643	$22,639	Influenza Incidence Surveillance
Wisconsin DOH
1 W Wilson	Madison	WI	53701	396006469	$91,480	Influenza Incidence Surveillance
Arkansas DOH
4815 W Markham	Little Rock	AR	722053867	710847443	$5,000	One Health Initiatives
Indiana DOH
2 N Meridian St	Indianapolis	IN	462043006	356000158	$5,000	One Health Initiatives
Maine DOH
286 Water St	Augusta	ME	043330011	016000001	$5,000	One Health Initiatives
Michigan DOH
320 S Walnut	Lansing	MI	48913	386000134	$5,000	One Health Initiatives
Ohio DOH
246 N High St	Columbus	OH	43215	311334820	$5,000	One Health Initiatives
Minnesota DOH
625 Robert StN	St Paul	MN	551552538	416007162	$214,995	Severe Acute Respiratory Illness
Ohio State University
1960 Kenny Road	Columbus	OH	432101016	316025986	$130,000	Swine Influenza
AMCHP
2030 M St 350	Washington	DC	20036	521529448	$153,331	Build MCH Epi Capacity and Enhance Policies
AOEC
1010 Vermont Ave NW Ste 513	Washington	DC	20005	521553060	$28,000	Summer interns at State Health Departments
APHL
8515 Georgia Ave Ste 700	Silver Spring	MD	20910	521800436	$273,181	NNDSS Modernization
ISDS
26 Lincoln St 3	Brighton	MA	021351458	203805298	$73,684	Convert ICD9 to ICD10
ISDS
26 Lincoln St 3	Brighton	MA	021351458	203805298	$58,376	Syndromic Surveillance
NAACHO
1100 17th St NW 7th Floor	Washington	DC	200364601	521426663	$116,585	Information Exchange Project
NAPHSIS
962 Wayne Ave Ste 701	Silver Spring	MD	20910	522265888	$20,900	Identify and track disaster-related deaths.
NFID
7201 Wisconsin Ave Ste 750	Bethesda	MD	20814	237198530	$156,136	HPV immunization promotion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	17	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	14	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
CSTE/CDC Applied Epidemiology Fellowship	93	$2,519,688
APH Informatics Fellowship	21	$538,854
Health Systems Integration Program Fellowship	9	$124,805
Awards	1	$1,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CSTE 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jeffrey P Engel MD	PersonNm
Title	Executive Director	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$174,202	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$20,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$8,132	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$11,443	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$24,668	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$238,445	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 1a	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Employees have a wellness benefit of up to $25 per month.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, line 2	Launched two new fellowship programs as part of the Project SHINE collaborative: Informatics-Training in Place Program (I-TIPP) and Health Systems Integration Program (HSIP).
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The 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.During 2013, the organization had 1264 members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The 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 7b	Official 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 11	The 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 12c	Policy requires immediate notification of conflicts and we have annual acknowledgement that all has been disclosed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	Every 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 19	Some 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 print.
Form 990 Part III Line 4d (continued)	Infectious Disease Epidemiology Steering Committee Initiated Ebola Response Activities among CSTE members with CDC, CSTE partner organizations, and other relevant partners Continued as Co-Chair for the Council for Improvement of Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) and supported many CIFOR activities Completed and distributed the second edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response, which describes the overall approach to foodborne disease outbreaks, including preparation, detection, investigation, control, and follow-up Supported and hosted 17 attendees from Centers of Excellence sites to the September CoE Epi Ready Train the Trainer course in Seattle, WA Provided 30 SAS e-learning training courses to HIV/AIDS surveillance coordinators and participated in peer-to-peer consultations for new and less established coordinators 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 Supporting eight sites to promote One Health initiatives by educating youth on the epidemiology, prevention, and control of zoonotic diseases with public health impact Partnered with Ohio State University to perform testing of swine respiratory specimens, which will provide data to develop evidence-based recommendations to prevent swine-to-human transmission of influenza A virus occurring at agricultural fairs and livestock exhibitions CSTE consultants led several international influenza surveillance reviews in several locations Partnered with CDC and WHO to conduct a training on influenza data management and epidemiological analysis for southeastern Europe countries in Athens, Greece Partnered with The National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID) to develop and launch the online HPV (human papillomavirus) Resource Center as a product of the Promotion of HPV Vaccination through Partnerships project Completed the Assessment of Capacity in 2012 for the Surveillance, Prevention and Control of West Nile Virus and Other Mosquito-borne Virus Infections in State and Large City/County Health departments and Convened the Vector-borne Diseases (VBD) Subcommittee Provided a formal comment to CDCs draft SSI Prevention Guidelines Provided a formal comment on the CMS-Proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rules for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospitals Hosted 2014 preconference workshops on crosscutting and workforce topics including: o Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Prevention Workshop o Enhancing the Epi-Lab Relationship o National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) Annual Business Meeting o National Meeting of Influenza Surveillance Coordinators o Always Drink Upstream of the Herd: Moving the Dial on Waterborne Disease Prevention with Limited Resources o New Tools for Improving Multi-State Foodborne Outbreak Investigations Hosted webinars including HPV Vaccination Insights from States with Highest and Lowest HPV Vaccination Rates and Overview of Influenza Surveillance in the United States Approved 10 CSTE Position Statements within the CSTE Infectious Disease Steering Committee at the 2014 CSTE Annual Conference Business Meeting Surveillance and Informatics Steering Committee Supported and is continuing to support jurisdictions in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) Modernization Initiative (NMI) in collaboration with CDC, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Supported CDC Message Mapping Guide Development through comments and CSTE-hosted webinars Hosted webinars including an overview of the Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Pilot Project for Public Health Case Reporting from Electronic Health Records and Using Electronic Death Registration Systems (EDRS) to Conduct Real-Time Disaster Mortality Surveillance Initiated the 2013 State Reportable Conditions Assessment (SRCA) Initiated the 2013 Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) Assessment Finalized and pilot tested two standardized travel history questions for case investigations in 26 jurisdictions. Partnered with CDC to demonstrate the feasibility of the RCKMS in an electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) pilot project Submitted comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) allowing Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) flexibility and extension of MU Stage 2, and the NPRM for 2015 EHR Certification Developed ELR-onboarding/ ELR readiness metrics that are being collected by the ELC ELR Implementation Support and Monitoring Team Supported liaison activities including JPHIT, Public Health Community Platform Steering Committee, and the NBS User Group Hosted a preconference workshop at 2014 CSTE Annual Conference on Future Directions in Public Health Surveillance and an informatics meeting, "Organizing Surveillance and Informatics within State and Local Health Departments"