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Linking Public Health and Healthcare Data for Syndromic Surveillance
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A number of syndromic surveillance systems include tools that quickly identify potentially large disease outbreak events. However, the high falsepositive rate continues to be a problem in all of these systems. Our earlier work… read more… the high falsepositive rate continues to be a problem in all of these systems. Our earlier work has showed … 5 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … false- positive rate continues to be a problem [4–6] in all of these systems. Our earlier work has showed that … -
An Exploration of New Uses of Traditional Data within an Ecological Study: Air Quality Effects on Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation Analysis
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Under a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the DC DOH established the Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (EPHTP) to monitor specific environmental and public health indicators and to investigate any… read more… 2 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … were seen mostly in the 5-12 age group. However, PM2.5 did not appear to be a risk factor, perhaps because … -
Incorporating Water Security into Syndromic Surveillance
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Although rare in the US, the CDC reports 13-14 drinking-water-related disease outbreaks per year, affecting an average of about 1000 people. The US EPA has determined that the distribution system is the most vulnerable component… read more… 5 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … system sectors that have similar water characteristics de- pending on the hydrostatic pressure and distance from … Health and WQ BBNs to assess the degree of belief that de- graded WQ is or is not associated with illnesses. The …