Georgetown Outbreak Activity Library (GOAL) dataset

The Georgetown Outbreak Activity Library (GOAL) dataset is a research effort led by Dr. Rebecca Katz at the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security. The data is designed to support responders in understanding what needs to get done, by whom, and when in the context of an event, providing information on existing guidance and authorities and to define response requirements for new and emerging events. GOAL can also be used for preparedness and planning efforts to ensure that this work is comprehensive and based in the practical realities of outbreak response.

The GOAL dataset is available as an Excel file (.xlsx) which includes data coded about response activities needed throughout all phases of an outbreak, with case studies available to exemplify these activities during preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. The GOAL dataset contains a comprehensive set of fields describing what needs to be done for each response activity, when, by whom, and under what circumstances. A Data Dictionary and Glossary are included in the Excel file download.

In addition to the coded data, the GOAL Case Study PDF Files (.zip) folder contains the original case studies written by Georgetown researchers which exemplify many of the activities described in the GOAL dataset. 

To learn more about the project and interact with the data, visit https://outbreaklibrary.org/. The complex data contained within the GOAL dataset have also been translated for a public audience into The Outbreak Atlas, a book by Rebecca Katz and Mackenzie S. Moore.

乔治城大学暴发活动库（Georgetown Outbreak Activity Library, 简称GOAL）数据集是由乔治城大学全球卫生科学与安全中心丽贝卡·卡茨（Rebecca Katz）博士牵头开展的研究项目。该数据集旨在协助公共卫生应对人员理解突发公共卫生事件中各项任务的具体内容、执行主体与时间节点，提供现有应对指南与法定权限相关信息，并明确新型及突发公共卫生事件的应对需求。此外，GOAL数据集还可用于备灾与规划工作，确保相关应对工作兼具全面性与贴合暴发应对实际的务实性。

GOAL数据集以Excel文件（.xlsx）格式提供，其中包含针对暴发全阶段所需应对活动的编码数据，并附带案例研究以展示备灾、现场应对及恢复阶段的各项实践活动。该数据集涵盖一套完整的字段体系，用于描述每项应对活动的具体内容、执行时间、负责主体与适用场景。Excel下载包中同时包含数据字典（Data Dictionary）与术语表（Glossary）。

除编码数据外，GOAL案例研究PDF压缩包（.zip）文件夹收录了乔治城大学研究人员撰写的原始案例研究，用以示例GOAL数据集中描述的诸多应对活动。

如需了解该项目更多信息并交互使用数据，请访问https://outbreaklibrary.org/。GOAL数据集中的复杂内容还被翻译为面向公众的《暴发地图集》（The Outbreak Atlas）一书，该书由丽贝卡·卡茨（Rebecca Katz）与麦肯齐·S·穆尔（Mackenzie S. Moore）合著。