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Biosense and Violence: Progress Toward Violence Prevention Using Syndromic Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Violence is now clearly recognized as a public health problem. Intentional injuries ranked among the top six leading causes of death for Illinois residents aged 1-44 in 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health currently collects data on… read more… health problem. Intentional injuries ranked among the top six leading causes of death for Illinois residents aged … health problem. Intentional injuries ranked among the top six leading causes of death for Illinois residents aged … -
Extreme Weather Surveillance
Content Type: Use Case
Problem Summary Given the background of climate change, there is an increasing demand for public health to characterize weather-related illness. The public health impact of extreme heat or cold events can be characterized from Emergency… read more… syndrome definition. A statistical approach to monitor all-cause, excess morbidity during a weather event and … to reduce overall burden in at-risk populations due to specific causes. Document … syndrome definition. A statistical approach to monitor all-cause, excess morbidity during a weather event and … -
An Evaluation of Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits Based on Differences in Heat Syndrome Definitions in Northern Illinois
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Comparison of heat-related health effects across regions or among different syndromic surveillance systems is problematic due to the lack of a standardized heat-related syndrome definition. While a national standard for common heat-related syndromes… read more… different syndromic surveillance systems is problematic due to the lack of a standardized heat-related syndrome … different syndromic surveillance systems is problematic due to the lack of a standardized heat-related syndrome …