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Utilizing syndromic surveillance systems for climate-related outcomes
Content Type: Webinar
Adverse health effects related to climate change are currently being seen, and these adverse outcomes are likely to increase in the future. Syndromic surveillance systems can provide near-real time information which may be used for situational… read more… the preliminary results at a CSTE webinar in March. 1 Why did we create the document? Climate change → broad range of … Situational awareness Unique data fields/sources 2 So why did we need to create the document. [click] We know that … false positives while a narrow definition may not capture all the potential cases. Depending on the use it may not be … -
Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document
Content Type: Report
In general, data from public health surveillance can be used for short- and long-term planning and response through retrospective data analysis of trends over time or specific events. Combining health outcome data (e.g., hospitalizations or deaths)… read more… such as droughts and increased wildfire activity due to decades of warmer temperatures [Joyce 2014]. As part … may update individual visit data, providing discharge (i.e., post-visit) diagnosis codes (i.e., diagnosis or external cause codes). Analysis of …