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Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010
Content Type: Abstract
In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more -
Sneezes vs. Wheezes: Syndrome Definitions for Influenza-like Illness
Content Type: Abstract
During influenza season, the Boston Public Health Commission uses syndromic surveillance to monitor Emergency Department visits for chief complaints indicative of influenza-like illness (ILI). We created three syndrome definitions for ILI to capture… read more -
Research on School Absenteeism Data and the Effect of School Closings on Disease Spread
Content Type: Webinar
Presenters Marc Paladini, MPH, U.S. Department of Transportation Catherine Cairns Julia Gunn, MPH, RN, Boston Public Health Commission Francisco… read more -
Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts
Content Type: Webinar
On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more -
Meaningful Use: What it is and Why it matters
Content Type: Webinar
Expert panelists Art Davidson (Denver Health) and Julia Gunn (Boston Public Health Commission), whose respective organizations were 2009 Davies Awards recipients, gave a 30 minute webinar on Meaningful Use and electronic health record technology.… read more -
Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments
Content Type: Use Case
Use case for the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments consultancy held March 30-31, 2016 at the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Problem… read more -
Cross-Disciplinary Consultancy to Enhance Predictions of Asthma Exacerbation Risk in Boston
Content Type: Journal Article
This paper continues an initiative conducted by the International Society for Disease Surveillance with funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to connect near-term analytical needs of public health practice with technical expertise from… read more -
Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments
Content Type: Report
Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments consultancy held March 30-31, 2016 at the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). … read more