Displaying results 1 - 3 of 3
-
The Impact of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi on Georgia Emergency Departments: Syndromic Surveillane and Disasters
Content Type: Abstract
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall just east of New Orleans, LA at 6:10AM CST and again at the LA/MS border at 10:00AM CST as a Category 3 hurricane, causing mass destruction along their coastlines. The devastation in LA and MS… read more… METHODS When Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the GA De- partment of Human Resources, Division of Public Health … clusters were identified. The majority of these were due to motor vehicle accidents involving evacuees and … 0.2059 Mental Health 1 0.6 1 0.7 0.9508 Nausea/Vomit 4 2.6 5 3.5 0.6374 Other 86 55.1 82 57.3 0.9508 Advances in … -
Responding to Syndromic Surveillance Alerts: An Adaptable Protocol for Georgia Health Districts
Content Type: Abstract
Although many syndromic surveillance (SS) systems have been developed and implemented, few have included response protocols to guide local health jurisdictions when alerts occur [1,2]. SS was first implemented in GA during the 2004 G-8 Summit. Six… read more… as well as detection and response to seasonal infectious dis- eases. Figure 1. Georgia Public Health Districts … -
Partnering for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: the Georgia Syndromic Surveillance Program and the Georgia Power Company
Content Type: Abstract
The Georgia Power Corporation (GPC) provides power to 155 (97.5%) of the 159 counties in Georgia (GA), and employs 9,600 people throughout the state. GPC is engaged in preparing for pandemic influenza, and committed to protecting… read more… (GDPH) for analysis and dissemination of results to all stakeholders. GDPH wanted to collaborate with a large … to GDPH for analysis and dissemination of results to all stake- holders. GDPH wanted to collaborate with a large … GPC decided to engage with GA SS. GDPH would receive de-identified, employee absentee and reason for absence …