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  • Community Engagement among the BioSense 2.0 User Group

    Content Type: Abstract

    BioSense 2.0 has become a platform for technical receipt and analysis of syndromic surveillance data for many jurisdictions nationwide, as well as a collaborative effort that has engaged a larger community of syndromic surveillance practitioners,… read more
    … of the system and disconnected efforts among the CoP. In May 2014, representatives from 41 jurisdictions … for the syndromic surveillance Community of Practice (CoP) to learn about activities of the BioSense 2.0 User … of the system and disconnected efforts among the CoP. In May 2014, representatives from 41 jurisdictions …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Using Surveillance to Prepare and Respond to Winter Weather: Extreme Cold, Ice, and Snow

    Content Type: Webinar

    For much of the United States, 2014 began with extreme cold and large snowstorms. As a result, surveillance practitioners around the country have been working to identify, gather, and analyze cold weather-related data. This presentation will focus… read more
    …     Slides  and  recording:       Available  at:  http://www.syndromic.org/component/content/article/37/723         …     Syndromes:  Cold  (frostbite/hypothermia),  falls,  CO   exposure   https://biosen.se Public Health Surveillance … BioSense Weather  Underground:  http://www.wunderground.com/   https://biosen.se Public Health Surveillance Through …
  • Rapid Surveillance and Data Integration: A Syndromic Description of Bicycle-Related Injury in Boston

    Content Type: Webinar

    The city of Boston has taken a pro-active stand to increase physical activity to decrease chronic disease. Included in that plan is to increase bicycle use and accessibility. Boston has been increasing the number of bike paths and lanes, introduced… read more
    … of residence, hospital ID, chief complaint, and ICD-9 CM final diagnosis • Disposition collected from 9 of 10 … are needed to identify accident ―hot spots‖. http://www.batchgeo.com/map/3654372f90062f71097944c69473117d Boston Public …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more
    … LH Gren et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 32 Acknowledgements This paper was … References 1 ThompsonWW, Shay DK, Weintraub E, Brammer L, Cox N, Anderson LJ, et al. Mortality associated with … in the United States. JAMA 2003;289:179–86. 2 Thompson WW, Shay DK, Weintraub E, Brammer L, Bridges CB, Cox NJ, et …
  • Check! Explore barriers and solutions to data sharing to BioSense 2.0

    Content Type: Abstract

    The benefits of inter-jurisdictional data sharing have been touted as a hallmark of BioSense 2.0, a cloud-based computing platform for syndromic surveillance. A key feature of the BioSense 2.0 platform is the ability to share data across… read more
    … Full copy of Report and Appendices available here: http://www.syndromic.org/resources/data- sharing ! ! ' ! … sharing, positive working relationships and trust must come first. To promote inter-jurisdictional syndromic … to assure inter-rater reliability. 2 http://www.dedoose.com/ Regional Data Sharing Workshop Report "9" Workshop …
  • Public Health Community Platform: A future solution for a modern public health enterprise

    Content Type: Webinar

    The Public Health Community Platform (PHCP) is a CDC-funded ASTHO project envisioned to provide Universal access to modernized shared resources that efficiently, securely, and collaboratively transform data into action for a healthier nation.… read more
    … to a representative decision making body. – ASTHO/NACCHO co-chairs, 5 at-large members • Future work – Sustainability … engage in the swiftly changing landscape. FUTURE STATE 32 www.ThePHCP.org @PHCommPlatform Marcus Rennick mrennick@astho.org CONTACT 33 http://www.thephcp.org/ mailto:mrennick@astho.org …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early… read more
    … et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 37 this may need to be balanced with … Health Threats Journal DK Richardson et al. 2011, 4:s51 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 38 …
  • Asthma patterns in Boston emergency department visits for children age five and under

    Content Type: Abstract

    The burden of asthma on the youngest children in Boston is largely characterized through hospitalizations and self-report surveys. Hospitalization rates are highest in Black and Hispanic populations under age five. A study of… read more
    … Rennick et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 70 From 1 January 2008–19 June 2010, … Health Threats Journal M Rennick et al. 2011, 4:s145 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 71 …