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Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance and Population-Based Health Monitoring in Los Angeles County
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The Bioterrorism Surveillance Unit of the Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health, Acute Communicable Disease Control (ACDC) program analyzes Emergency Department (ED) data daily. Currently capturing over 40% of the ED… read more… in the LAC metro area obtained from the weather.com website. Regarding surveillance for morbidity related to … Information: Emily Kajita, ekajita@ph.lacounty.gov http://www.lapublichealth.org/acd/ Advances in Disease Surveillance … -
Health Effects of LA county Wildfires in October 2007
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Determine if poor air quality resulting from wildfires could be measured in the general population by monitoring smoke-related respiratory Emergency Department (EDs) visits.… Smoke A Guide for Public Health Officials URL: http://www.arb.ca.gov/smp/progdev/pubeduc/wfgv8.pdf Advances in … -
Automated Syndromic Surveillance System in Los Angeles County
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The Los Angeles County (LAC) Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Unit has made significant progress in automating the syndromic surveillance system. The surveillance system receives electronic data on a daily basis from different hospital… read more… REFERENCES [1]. Hutwagner L, Seeman GM, Thompson WW, Treadwell T. A simulation model for assessing aberration …