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  • Return to Public Health- Undeliverable letters of Communicable Disease Patients

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    Preventing communicable disease spread is a primary objective for public health (PH). Reaching contagious people in a timely manner is essential to limit disease spread. Notifying patients of their infectious status also serves as an official… read more
    … We examined communicable disease cases with undelivered mail to ascertain failure causes and rates. Objective … We examined communicable disease cases with undelivered mail to ascertain failure causes and rates. Objective …
  • Comparison of 2005-2007 Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County

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    The purpose of this study was to compare the 2005- 2006 and 2006-2007 Influenza seasons using Influenza-like illness (ILI) data received from Emergency Departments in Miami-Dade County.
    … _Influenza-Like_Illness_Observed_From_Emergency_Department_Visits_In_Miami-Dade_County.pdf 8 views Submitted by elamb … Influenza-Like Illness Observed From Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County Guoyan Zhang, MD, MPH, Erin … Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County …
  • An Experimental Fully Automatic Syndromic Surveillance in Japan

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    Since we donít know when such a disaster may occur, we have to perform this syndromic surveillance routinely, and thus the system should be automatic. Namely, information is drawn from electronic medical records (EMR), and is statistical analyzed,… read more
    … are detected and then Results are reported by e-mail or HP. It is preferable that this system be fully … are detected and then Results are reported by e-mail or HP. It is preferable that this system be fully …
  • Comparison of respiratory, febrile and influenza-like illness syndromes to detect laboratory-reported H1N1 and RSV, Influenza Season 2009–10, New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), capturing 95% of all ED visits. ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) have reflected influenza… read more
    … (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), capturing 95% of all ED visits. ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) have reflected … Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), …
  • Evaluating the performance of two alternative geographic surveillance schemes

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza-like illness (ILI) data is collected by an Influenza Sentinel Provider Surveillance Network at the state (Iowa, USA) level. Historically, the Iowa Department of Public Health has maintained 19 different influenza sentinel… read more
    … Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA E-mail: gcfairch@gmail.com Objective This paper describes an experiment to … ‘noticed’ by a surveillance site (and thus having their visit reported back to the IDPH). The Huff model operates by …
  • Development of public health communication tools using open source methods

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    Secure and confidential exchange of information is the cornerstone of public health practice. Often, this exchange has to occur between public health agencies across jurisdictions. Examples include notification of reportable diseases… read more
    … clinicians on a personal level, with phone, fax and snail mail. There are a multitude of secured websites hosted by … on personal communications involving phone, fax and snail mail. UDOH sought to develop and encourage the use of a … of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA E-mail: jreid@utah.gov Objective There is an urgent need for …
  • A proposed SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions

    Content Type: Abstract

    Opioid ODs have been rising globally and nationally. The death rate from ODs in the United States has increased 137% since 2000, including a 200% increase of OD deaths involving opioids1. The pilot project, a collaboration across 3 states, allowed… read more
    … SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions …
  • Role of Influenza in ED Visits and Hospitalizations of Adults Over 65 Years in France

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    While the link between excess winter mortality and winter respiratory diseases in the elderly is well described, the impact of the epidemic of influenza in the elderly is mainly assessed in France through specific surveillance in the general… read more
    … Role of Influenza in ED Visits and Hospitalizations of Adults Over 65 Years in France …