Influenza Sentinel Providers gather and report information on the number of visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) that they see at their practice settings. Sentinel providers can be physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and college/university student health provider. Over 2,400 providers in the United States currently report their data to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). If you wish to join the network, please contact the state influenza surveillance coordinator at 410-767-6700, or download the sign-up form and fax it to 410-669-4215. Or click here to sign up online. Someone will contact you to confirm your information. More information on the program is here. If you already are a sentinel provider, click here to go to the CDC reporting website. (A password is required.) |  Health care providers are our flu sentinels (image courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/orcoo/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) |