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Oregon ESSENCE: Using ESSENCE for Mass Gathering Surveillance
Content Type: Report
Syndromic surveillance is the near real-time monitoring of key health indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient symptoms using… read more… and urgent care centers across the state. Currently, all 60 eligible hospitals are sending ED data every day for … EDs and urgent care centers across the state. Currently, all 60 eligible hospitals are sending ED data every day for … Tab Creation MyESSENCE allows users to set up tabs (i.e., dashboards) with data widgets that update every time … -
How Oregon Tested its Mass Gathering Protocol and Mobilized Communities
Content Type: Success Stories
Mass gatherings (e.g., concerts, festivals, sporting events, political rallies, and religious gatherings) pose unique challenges to public health officials. Risks associated with large events can vary and are influenced by factors such as crowd… read more… of visits where “eclipse” was noted in triage notes. All queries were intended to gather data to improve … of Community-based Epidemics, known as ESSENCE. All 60 eligible hospitals send ED data every day for … Total statewide visits to EDs and urgent care centers did not rise above expected levels during the eclipse …