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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 -
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 -
Correlation of Tweets Mentioning Influenza Illness and Traditional Surveillance Data
Content Type: Abstract
The use of social media as a syndromic sentinel for diseases is an emerging field of growing relevance as the public begins to share more online, particularly in the area of influenza. Several applications have been developed to predict or monitor… read more -
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 -
Place Matters: Revealing Infectious Disease Disparities Using Area-Based Poverty
Content Type: Abstract
Most public health surveillance systems in the United States do not capture individual-level measures of socioeconomic position. Without this information, socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes can be hidden. However, US Census data can be… read more -
Utility of Syndromic Surveillance in Detecting Potential Human Exposures to Rabies
Content Type: Abstract
Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can prevent fatal encephalitis associated with exposure to the rabies virus. However, overuse and inappropriate administration of rabies PEP are common.1 Mandatory reporting of potential rabies exposures… read more -
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