Module 1	Overview	Unit 1 Overview
Module 2	Introduction	Unit 1 What is the Data Modernization Initiative?	Unit 2 Modernization at the Health Department
Module 3	Instructions	Unit 1 How to use this Toolkit
Module 4	Establish a Data Modernization Team	Unit 1 Establish a Data Modernization Team
Module 5	Engage Partners	Unit 1 Engage Partners: Overview	Unit 2 Step 1: Identify Partners	Unit 3 Step 2: Plan Partner Communication (strategic outreach)	Unit 4 Step 3: Conduct Outreach
Module 6	Make the Value Case	Unit 1 Make the Value Case: Overview	Unit 2 What is a Value Case?	Unit 3 Why Create a Value Case?
Module 7	Build Strategic Sustainability for Data Modernization	Unit 1 Build Strategic Sustainability for Data Modernization: Overview	Unit 2 Technology Development and Acquisition	Unit 3 Workforce Development	Unit 4 Process and Procedures	Unit 5 Funding
Module 8	Assess Current State and Opportunities	Unit 1 Assess Current State and Opportunities: Overview	Unit 2 Understand the Data Life Cycle	Unit 3 Find Ways to Create Redundancy	Unit 4 Assess Governance and Policy	Unit 5 Review DMI Self-assessment Results	Unit 6 Catalogue Potential Data Modernization Projects
Module 9	Prioritize Projects	Unit 1 Prioritize Projects: Overview	Unit 2 Prioritization Process	Unit 3 Who Should Prioritize?	Unit 4 Prioritization Criteria
Module 10	Develop the Plan	Unit 1 Data Modernization Plan
Module 11	Implement	Unit 1 Implement: Overview	Unit 2 Project Management	Unit 3 Change Management
Module 12	Immunization Information System (IIS) Modernization	Unit 1 IIS Modernization Overview	Unit 1 IIS Modernization Alignment with Broader Data Modernization Activities	Unit 1 IIS Modernization in Practice
Module 13	Data Modernization Appendices	Unit 1 Appendix 1: CDC Data Modernization Roadmap	Unit 2 Appendix 2: Data Modernization Planning and Implementation Checklist
Module 14	Data Modernization Planning Resources	Unit 1 Data Modernization Planning Downloads

Assess governance and policy

Governance and policy are important parts of the data and systems environment and should be implemented at the beginning of the data modernization planning to avoid major investments that diverge from the evolving strategy. Governance is a broad category of processes and principles. Health departments should consider both data governance—how to protect, secure, and accurately gather each piece of data—and information governance—the process and systems needed to use the data to make decisions about public health practice. Policy includes federal, state, local and organizational guidelines related to data, information technology, privacy and security.

Success implementing data modernization projects will require health departments to work within the governance and policy constraints of the jurisdiction. Notably, data modernization can include implementing policy.

Working across agencies to share data

Chicago Department of Public Health and Chicago Public Schools formed a partnership to share data among the two agencies. See how the agencies navigated laws, such as the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act and created an agreement that allowed for data sharing.

Resource: Data governance for public health

This interactive learning opportunity addresses challenges faced by data modernization teams in implementing data governance with an emphasis on the people, policy, legal, and technological considerations.

Resource: Metadata governance framework

The Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) released a comprehensive framework for defining and assessing metadata governance practices to support interoperability and enable secure data sharing.

Resource: Information governance principles to lead healthcare toward better data management

The American Health Information and Management Association (AHIMA) created an information governance framework specific to the healthcare industry which establishes a foundation of best practices for information governance programs in the form of eight principles.

Resource: Information governance for public health

A critical topic for data modernization is information governance. This reference will inform the process of making information governance a component of the DMI plan.

Assess Governance and Policy