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Disproportionate Emergency Room Use as an Indicator of Community Health
Content Type: Abstract
Community health assessments are a foundation of public health practice and a prerequisite to achieving public health accreditation. Best practice dictates that CHAs must incorporate qualitative and quantitative data and utilize a number of… read more… Syndromic surveillance messages, typically emergency room visit records, contain sub-county level data on patient … entities will become standard. Analysis of emergency room visit data, either in aggregate or by specific syndromes, … Syndromic surveillance messages, typically emergency room visit records, contain sub-county level data on patient … -
Comparison of National and Local Syndromic Surveillance Data - Cook County, IL, 2017
Content Type: Abstract
In 2005, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) began using the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) as an emergency department (ED)-based local syndromic surveillance program… read more… flat files) and contain a unique patient identifier, visit date and time, zip code, age, sex, and chief … flat files) and contain a unique patient identifier, visit date and time, zip code, age, sex, and chief … -
Using Online Applications with R to Share Surveillance Data
Content Type: Success Stories
Since 2009, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has created and disseminated weekly surveillance reports to share seasonal influenza data with the community and our healthcare partners. Surveillance data is formatted into tables and… read more… Excel, pasted into a Word document, and shared via email listserv and our website in PDF format. While … is based on: o The proportion of emergency department visits for ILI was 6.24%, above the regional baseline of … for three weeks. o The proportion of outpatient provider visits for ILI was 4.42%, above the regional baseline of … -
Using R Shiny to Share Surveillance Data
Content Type: Webinar
Presented November 21, 2017. This presentation covers how the shiny package can complement traditional surveillance reporting through online, interactive applications. Kelley demonstrates a shiny application Cook County is currently… read more… from several data sources, including: Emergency room visits % of ED visits for ILI Sentinel laboratories % of specimens …