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Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document
Content Type: Report
In general, data from public health surveillance can be used for short- and long-term planning and response through retrospective data analysis of trends over time or specific events. Combining health outcome data (e.g., hospitalizations or deaths)… read more… outcomes associated with displacement and interruption of care [Hess 2009, Schulte 2009; Crimmins 2016]. Adverse … to poison centers, urgent care or ambulatory care center visits, in-patient hospitalizations, or school absenteeism. … designated health outcome. EDs may update individual visit data, providing discharge (i.e., post-visit) diagnosis … -
Using Syndromic Surveillance to Classify and Capture Non-Fatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Content Type: Abstract
This study uses data from the New Jersey syndromic surveillance system (EpiCenter) as a data source to enhance surveillance of current non-fatal occupational injuries, illnesses, and poisonings. EpiCenter was originally developed for early detection… read more… using chief complaints from people seeking acute care in hospital emergency rooms to identify health trends. … track a variety of occupationally-related emergency room visits through the state based syndromic surveillance … using chief complaints from people seeking acute care in hospital emergency rooms to identify health trends. … -
Classification and Capture of Work-Related Non-Fatal Injuries Through a Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance System
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic surveillance has been used by state agencies to collect real-time information on disease outbreaks but has not been used to collect data in the occupational setting. Therefore, OHS staff has begun evaluating a real-time surveillance tool… read more… track a variety of occupationally-related emergency room visits throughout the state via EpiCenter, the NJDOH’s … track a variety of occupationally-related emergency room visits throughout the state via EpiCenter, the NJDOH’s … track a variety of occupationally-related emergency room visits throughout the state via EpiCenter, the NJDOH’s …