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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… Surveillance Program (NSSP)1, local installations of ESSENCE, commercial syndromic surveillance systems such as … codes. HDZ starts out by using the CSTE heat query in ESSENCE. However, to make sure they haven’t missed any … (^ or *) varies by syndromic surveillance system. For ESSENCE, a subtotal of ≥6 points are required for a visit to … -
Experts Collaborate to Develop a Standardized Syndrome Definition for Cold-related Illness
Content Type: Success Stories
In winter, people are at risk for cold-related illness (CRI) such as hypothermia. Deaths coded as weather-related from 2006 through 2010 showed exposure to excessive cold as the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.1… read more… variation in terms, inclusion and exclusion terms, ESSENCE query syntax, potential applications and … Practice. The CRI definition has been implemented in NSSP–ESSENCE,* and associated documentation will be posted in the … variation in terms, inclusion and exclusion terms, ESSENCE query syntax, potential applications and …