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  • Using a Syndromic Approach to Monitor Alcohol-Related Visits of College-Aged Emergency Department Patients

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    According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) surveillance of drug-related ED visits, underage (B21 years) alcohol-alone visit rates have been increasing since 2004 to 2009 (1… read more
    … Warning Network (DAWN) surveillance of drug-related ED visits, underage (B21 years) alcohol-alone visit rates have … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …
  • Cluster Detection Comparison in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) collects data daily from 50 of 61 (82%) emergency departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information… read more
    … departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information collected includes the date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code and chief complaint of each … The information collected includes the date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code and chief complaint of each …
  • The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale

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    Quantifying the spatial-temporal diffusion of diseases such as seasonal influenza is difficult at the urban scale for a variety of reasons including the low specificity of the extant data, the heterogenous nature of healthcare seeking… read more
    … Document The_Spatial_Temporal_Pattern_Of_Excess_Influenza_Visits_At_The_Suburban_Scale.pdf Submitted by hparton on … ABSTRACT The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale KJ Konty, and DR Olson New … data from 50 of 55 ED’s in NYC representing 95% of all ED visits. An archive of prospective analyses records all …
  • Monitoring Spatial Patterns of Adverse Drug Events and Morbidity in New York City Using Syndromic Data Streams

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    Drug-related deaths have increased over the past decade throughout the United States. In New York City (NYC), every year there are approximately 900 psychoactive drug-related fatalities with the majority involving opioids.… read more
    … departments each year. Moreover, nonfatal overdose may be common among chronic drug users. Despite the … services ambulance dispatches and emergency department visits can be combined to routinely monitor citywide spatial … drugs “kill hundreds.” Lancet. 2006 Aug 12;368(9535):569-70. Further information: Alejandro Cajigal, …
  • Visualization of Syndromic Surveillance Using GIS

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic Surveillance has been in use in New York City since 2001, with 2.5 million visits reported from 39 participating emergency departments, covering an estimated 75% of annual visits. As syndromic surveillance becomes increasingly spatial and… read more
    … been in use in New York City since 2001, with 2.5 million visits reported from 39 participating emergency departments, covering an estimated 75% of annual visits. As syndromic surveillance becomes increasingly … May 18;4(1):11. Advances in Disease Surveillance 2006;1:26 Visualization of Syndromic Surveillance Using GIS GIS …
  • Identifying and Modeling Spatial Patterns of Heat-Related Illness in New York City

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    This paper describes the spatial pattern of New York City (NYC) heat-related emergency medical services (EMS) ambulance dispatches and emergency department visits (ED) and explores how this information can be used in planning for and response to… read more
    … (EMS) ambulance dispatches and emergency department visits (ED) and explores how this information can be used in … (EMS) ambulance dispatches and emergency department visits (ED) and explores how this information can be used in … of meteorological variables in a model of expected visits allowing for the identification of heat waves with …
  • Can all-cause school absenteeism be used to optimize the timing of school closure in response to pandemic influenza?

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    School closure has long been proposed as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in reducing the transmission of pandemic influenza. Children are thought to have high transmission potential because of their low immunity to circulating… read more
    … data on the rate of influenza-related nurse visits in corresponding schools to validate our findings.   … using data on the rate of influenza-related nurse visits in corresponding schools to validate our findings. … public schools in New York City from 6 September 2005 to 26 June 2009. A model-adjusted school-specific z-score was …
  • (Syndromic) Surveillance of Birthweight, Gestation, and Infant Mortality

    Content Type: Abstract

    There is a great deal of interest in spatial patterns of infant mortality. However, small numbers can make spatial patterns difficult to discern and may mask areas of persistently high risk. This study investigates the spatial pattern of birthweight… read more
    … can make spatial patterns difficult to discern and may mask areas of persistently high risk. This study … can make spatial patterns difficult to discern and may mask areas of persistently high risk. This study … the latter. Additionally, spatial patterns of mortality may be driven largely by spatial patterns of demographic …