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Utilization of Florida poison control data and Emergency Department chief complaint data to identify clusters of carbon monoxide poisoning
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The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) previously monitored Florida Poison Information Center (FPICN) data for timely detection of increases in carbon monoxide (CO) exposures before, during, and after hurricanes. Recent analyses have noted that CO… read more… Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL, USA E-mail: Prakash_Mulay@doh.state.fl.us Introduction The Florida … -
Placing surveillance in a preparedness business process framework
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Most public health workers could reach agreement on the general functions and operations regarding public health’s traditional operations, such as food safety inspections, outbreak investigations, or immunization clinics. However, there is much less… read more… FL, USA; and 2CMA Consulting, Kansas City, MO, USA E-mail: jgibson@hhcorp.org Objective The Public Health … -
Prospective space-time analysis of the 2007 cryptosporidiosis outbreak, Salt Lake County, Utah
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Cryptosporidiosis is a gastrointestinal illness due to a protozoan parasite that is highly contagious, and resistant to multiple disinfectants. Utah experienced a large, community-wide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis between June and December of 2007… read more… Information Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan E-mail: mtaddie@earthlink.net Objective The objective of this … -
Reporting nationally notifiable conditions (NNC): vocabulary aspects
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Standard vocabulary facilitates the routing and filtering of laboratory data to various public health programs. In 2008, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) developed 67 Technical Implementation Guides (TIGs) that accompany each… read more… and 3Independent Consultant to CDC, Atlanta GA, USA E-mail: dsg3@cdc.gov Objective Electronic laboratory reporting … -
Six years of cardiac database management: the impact on clinical practice
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Cardiothoracic surgery quality improvement is a core value of healthcare provision. In order to improve quality of care, information on key indicators needs to be systematically collected and maintained.In 2006, thecardiothoracic department at… read more… Ali (resident of cardiac surgery). *Shumaila Furnaz E-mail: shumaila.furnaz@aku.edu (page number not for citation … -
Smart homes and novel indicators to inform an evidence-based population health intervention for aging in place and design of a community health registry
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The critical need for population-level interventions to support the health needs of the growing population of older adults is widely recognized1. In addition, there is a need for novel indicators to monitor wellness as a resource for living and a… read more… pii/S1386505611000700. *Blaine Reeder E-mail: breeder@uw.edu (page number not for citation purpose) … effort and support with this project. *Kathy Zurbrigg E-mail: kathy.zurbrigg@ontario.ca (page number not for … -
Disaster Surveillance Revisited: Passive, Active and Electronic Syndromic Surveillance during Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA - 2005
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Surveillance strategies following major natural disasters have varied widely with respect to methods used to collect and analyze data. Following Hurricane Katrina, public health concerns included infectious disease outbreaks, injuries, mental health… read more… accounted for the greatest percentage of healthcare visits (33%) by residents and relief workers. No significant … -
Enhanced Public Health Surveillance Activities in Miami-Dade County for Super Bowl XLI
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A large event such as the Super Bowl that attracts over 120,000 visitors to an area within a short period of time has the potential to increase the risk of communicable diseases and environmental hazards in a community in… read more… monitor mode rather than project mode. The daily total ED visits for Miami-Dade County residents progressively …