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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… Trend data can be used to develop winter weather toolkits, such as those used in Kansas and Wisconsin. … Trend data can be used to develop winter weather toolkits, such as those used in Kansas and Wisconsin. … -
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… (Scoping) and Appendix C in the Health Impact Assessment Toolkit 3rd edition [HIP 2011]. Joffe and Mindell provide a … Human Impact Partners (HIP). A Health Impact Assessment Toolkit: A Handbook to Conducting HIA, 3rd Edition. Oakland, …