Type:Presidential Document
Citation:86 FR 7189
Reading Time:about 4 minutes
The Executive Order 13994 outlines the U.S. government's plan to enhance its response to COVID-19 and prepare for future public health threats. It emphasizes using data-driven approaches by improving data collection, sharing, and analysis across federal, state, local, and tribal levels. The order directs relevant agencies to improve public health data systems and advance innovation in public health data and analytics. It also ensures the protection of privileged and personal information while implementing these measures.
Simple Explanation
The U.S. government made a plan to use smart ways to deal with sicknesses like COVID-19 by getting better at collecting and sharing health information, while also keeping people's personal details safe.