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Surveillance of Suicide Attempts and Ideation Presenting in Area Emergency Departments
Content Type: Success Stories
In 2015, Idaho was among the top 10 states for suicides in the United States. Suicide as the cause of death for teens and young adults in Idaho was exceeded only by accidental deaths. On average, one suicide death occurred among all ages every day.… read more… attempts or ideation. Emergency department (ED) data on visits involving suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were … were identified by the query and line-by-line review of visit data. Zero to four (mean = 1.17) cases per week were … attempts or ideation. Emergency department (ED) data on visits involving suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were … -
Syndromic Surveillance of Non-traumatic Dental Conditions in Idaho Core Areas
Content Type: Success Stories
Access to dental care is a public health problem in Idaho because most of the state is experiencing a shortage of dental health professionals. The Idaho Oral Health program has anecdotal evidence that some Idahoans compensate for this shortage by… read more… taxpayers. A large proportion of oral health-related ED visits are not for trauma but for dental conditions more … only source of ED data, to evaluate what type of patient visits Idaho EDs for non-traumatic dental care and how … data to characterize ED use for non-traumatic dental care visits. The program felt that, if successfully able to …