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Heat-related Illness - CSTE Heat Workgroup
Content Type: Syndrome
This definition is based the following document created by the CSTE Heat Workgroup: Heat-related Illness Syndrome Query: A guidance Document for Implementing Heat-related Illness Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice (attached). The query… read more… HIP OR GROIN OR THIGH OR KNEE OR ANKLE OR FOOT OR FEET OR BACK OR NECK OR FLANK OR RED OR JAW OR MOUTH OR TEETH OR … OR TRIED OR USED OR USING OR COLD OR RASH ) ) OR HEAT PACK OR HEATING PAD OR LUMBAGO OR RELIEF OR RESOLVE OR … OR,^KNEE^, OR,^ANKLE^, OR,^FOOT^, OR,^FEET^, OR,^BACK^, OR,^NECK^, OR,^FLANK^, OR,^RED^, OR,^JAW^, … -
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… designated health outcome. EDs may update individual visit data, providing discharge (i.e., post-visit) diagnosis codes (i.e., diagnosis or external cause … As the diagnosis codes are assigned at the end of the visit when all the information (e.g., laboratory test) is … -
Developing, Evaluating, and Disseminating Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice: A Guidance Document
Content Type: References
This document, released February 18, 2019, focuses on several key areas related to syndrome definition creation, including the basics behind a syndrome definition, steps to build a syndrome, evaluation of a new (or old) definition, and dissemination… read more… using borrowed syndrome definitions, you may find they lack your region-specific terminology, do not accommodate … and modify as necessary. Try to think about how a visit for your condition of interest may be unique. Consider … ESSENCE data and apply your new CCDD Category tag to any visit meeting the criteria. Working forward, your CCDD …