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Infection Control Practitioner Use of NC DETECT
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The UNC Department of Emergency Medicine (UNC DEM) conducted an online survey to better understand the surveillance needs of Infection Control Practitioners (ICPs) in North Carolina and solicit feedback on the utility of the North Carolina Disease… read more… from 87 hospitals in North Carolina; hospitals with PHEs did not participate in the survey. RESULTS Of 87 ICPs, 46 … 46 respondents, 43% (n=20) had heard of NC DETECT; 57% (n=26) were not familiar with NC DETECT. When asked about … -
Access to and use of syndromic surveillance information at the local health department level
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Syndromic surveillance data have been widely shown to be useful to large health departments. Use at smaller local health departments (LHDs) has rarely been described, and the effectiveness of various methods of delivering syndromic… read more… data and information in North Carolina are available to all local public health staff by several routes. This report … data and in- formation in North Carolina are available to all local public health staff by several routes. This report … to public health stakeholders and partners (four of 14 (26%)). LHD staff obtained syndromic surveillance information …