These downloadable talking points should help public health professionals communicate with your leadership and colleagues on why interoperability is important to Birth Defects Surveillance (BDS) programs.

PHII first developed many of these talking points in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) for an initiative focused on building strategies to modernize public health and infrastructure.

PHII (September 12, 2026) Talking Points for Promoting Interoperability with Birth Defects Surveillance. Retrieved from https://phii.org/resources/talking-points-for-promoting-interoperability-with-birth-defects-surveillance/.
"Talking Points for Promoting Interoperability with Birth Defects Surveillance." PHII - September 12, 2026, https://phii.org/resources/talking-points-for-promoting-interoperability-with-birth-defects-surveillance/
PHII April 19, 2022 Talking Points for Promoting Interoperability with Birth Defects Surveillance., viewed September 12, 2026,<https://phii.org/resources/talking-points-for-promoting-interoperability-with-birth-defects-surveillance/>
PHII - Talking Points for Promoting Interoperability with Birth Defects Surveillance. [Internet]. [Accessed September 12, 2026]. Available from: https://phii.org/resources/talking-points-for-promoting-interoperability-with-birth-defects-surveillance/
"Talking Points for Promoting Interoperability with Birth Defects Surveillance." PHII - Accessed September 12, 2026. https://phii.org/resources/talking-points-for-promoting-interoperability-with-birth-defects-surveillance/
"Talking Points for Promoting Interoperability with Birth Defects Surveillance." PHII [Online]. Available: https://phii.org/resources/talking-points-for-promoting-interoperability-with-birth-defects-surveillance/. [Accessed: September 12, 2026]

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