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  • Using State and National Surveillance Systems during World Equestrian Games in NC

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    North Carolina hosted the 2018 FEI WEG in Polk County at the Tryon Equestrian Center in September 2018. Polk County, located in the Mountain region of Western North Carolina, is home to 20,357 people, and the population is widely distributed. Event… read more
    … syndromic surveillance systems (NC DETECT and NSSP ESSENCE), Public Health Epidemiologists from Atrium Health … syndromic surveillance systems (NC DETECT and NSSP ESSENCE), Public Health Epidemiologists from Atrium Health …
  • Using Drug Overdose Syndromic Surveillance Data to Impact Local Public Health Action

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    Since 2008, drug overdose deaths exceeded the number of motor vehicle traffic-related deaths in Indiana and the gap continues to widen1. As the opioid crisis rages on in the United States the federal government is providing funding opportunities to… read more
    … captured in Indiana’s syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE). ISDH is launching a pilot project to encourage … captured in Indiana’s syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE). ISDH is launching a pilot project to encourage …
  • Assessment of National Poison Data System Algorithms to identify Public Health Events

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    NPDS is a near real-time surveillance system and national database operated by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. NPDS receives records of all calls made to the 55 regional US poison centers (PCs). The Centers for Disease Control… read more
    … Alternative analysis tools such as those employed by ESSENCE and other computerized data surveillance systems … Alternative analysis tools such as those employed by ESSENCE and other computerized data surveillance systems …
  • Building Electronic Disease Surveillance Capacity in the Peruvian Navy with SAGES

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    In the past 15 years, public health surveillance has undergone a revolution driven by advances in information technology (IT) with vast improvements in the collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting of health data. Mobile technologies and… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) used by several state and local jurisdictions and … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) used by several state and local jurisdictions and …
  • Effective Collaboration Models for Statiscians and Public Health Departments

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    Public health departments need enhanced surveillance tools for population monitoring, and external researchers have expertise and methods to provide these tools. However, collaboration with potential solution developers and students in academia,… read more
    … Among the tools most desired by respondents were the ESSENCE biosurveillance system with multiple analytic tools … Among the tools most desired by respondents were the ESSENCE biosurveillance system with multiple analytic tools …
  • 2003 National Syndromic Surveillance Conference Abstracts

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    Preface Effective public health surveillance is essential for detecting and responding to emerging public health threats, including terrorism and emerging infectious diseases. New surveillance methods are being developed and tested to improve the… read more
    … to JoEllen DeThomasis, Division of Applied Public Health Training and Division of Public Health Surveillance and … to JoEllen DeThomasis, Division of Applied Public Health Training and Division of Public Health Surveillance and …
  • Lessons Learned from a National Capitol Region Syndromic Surveillance Tabletop Exercise, Spring 2005

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    This paper describes lessons learned from a regional tabletop exercise (TTX) of the National Capital Region (NCR) Syndromic Surveillance Network, from the perspective of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH).
    … potential public health emergencies. Figure 1 – Map of ESSENCE NCR surveillance area. METHODS The NCR TTX simulated … cross-jurisdictional alerting protocol; more extensive training of those who monitor ESSENCE, such as alerting to “unusual” clinical cases; …
  • Disease Profile Development Methodology for Syndromic Surveillance of Biological Threat Agents

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    Detection of biological threat agents (BTAs) is critical to the rapid initiation of treatment, infection control measures, and public health emergency response plans. Due to the rarity of BTAs, standard methodology for developing syndrome… read more
    … a common informatics lexicon and workforce engagement and training are critical to public health, especially for … BioSense Program, Tarrant County Public Health and the ESSENCE Team at the Johns Hopkins University APL. The … can be proliferated among health departments that use ESSENCE by investigating the potential use of cloud …