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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… from heat, cold, fire, or extreme weather events. This guidance document will provide instruction in five areas: (1) … The authors would like to thank the reviewers of this document: Shandy Dearth International Society for Disease … -
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… to create a CRI query definition and implementation guidance. The workgroup collaborated with data analysts and … 2016 Heat-Related Illness Syndrome Query: A Guidance Document for Implementing Heat-Related Illness Syndromic …