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, AND PEER CONSULTATION, DEVELOPING STANDARDS FOR PRACTICE, AND ADVOCATING FOR RESOURCES AND SCIENTIFICALLY BASED POLICY.