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  • Predictors of vaccination uptake for the 2009 influenza pandemic (H1N1) in Montreal

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    Work on vaccination timing and promotion largely precedes the 2009 pandemic. Post-pandemic studies examining the wide range of local vaccination efforts mostly have been limited to surveys assessing the role of administrative strategies, logistical… read more
    … To assess the effectiveness of a Public Health automated phone campaign to increase vaccination uptake in targeted … To assess the effectiveness of a public health automated phone campaign to increase vaccination uptake in targeted … centers (MVC; n�18) before and after an automated phone campaign promoting pandemic vaccination in 13 of the …
  • Comparing Syndromic Surveillance and Poison Center Data for Snake Bites in Missouri

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    In 2010, there were 4,796 snake bite exposures reported to Poison Centers nationwide (1). Health care providers frequently request help from poison centers regarding snake envenomations due to the unpredictability and complexity of prognosis and… read more
    … maintains a surveillance database keeping track of every phone call received. ESSENCE, a syndromic surveillance … in Missouri (accounting for approximately 90% of all ED visits statewide). Since calling a poison center is … maintains a surveillance database keeping track of every phone call received. ESSENCE, a syndromic surveillance …
  • Missouri Emergency Department Visits for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

    Content Type: Abstract

    CO poisoning poses a significant public health burden. It is preventable, yet it remains a leading cause of poisoning in the United States. An effective surveillance system is very important for targeting and monitoring CO poisoning.Methods or… read more
    … Missouri Emergency Department Visits for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning …
  • OutbreakMD: tracking and identifying disease outbreaks in post-earthquake Haiti

    Content Type: Abstract

    HealthMap is a real-time disease epidemic intelligence tracking and visualization system that collects information from general news media, individual first-hand reports and public health sources around the world. Gaps in this effort clearly occur… read more
    … to resource poor settings where both Internet and cell phone connectivity are available but often unreliable. … is compatible with a range of mobile devices such as iPhone, Android and desktop browsers, so the application can …
  • Syndromic Surveillance, The First French Experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper describes the development of a syndromic surveillance system in France. It is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GPís activities (Sos Medecins), deaths certificates.
    … is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GPís activities (Sos Medecins), deaths … is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GP’s activities (Sos Médecins), deaths … visits logged during the previous 24h: date and time of visit, sex, age, chief complaint, zip code, medical …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early… read more
    … the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized … public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following President Clinton’s heart surgery. No … the influence of media-publicized trauma on ED visits. On 16 March 2009, the actress Natasha Richardson …
  • The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale

    Content Type: Abstract

    Quantifying the spatial-temporal diffusion of diseases such as seasonal influenza is difficult at the urban scale for a variety of reasons including the low specificity of the extant data, the heterogenous nature of healthcare seeking… read more
    … Document The_Spatial_Temporal_Pattern_Of_Excess_Influenza_Visits_At_The_Suburban_Scale.pdf 4 views Submitted by … ABSTRACT The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale KJ Konty, and DR Olson New … The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale …
  • Development of public health communication tools using open source methods

    Content Type: Abstract

    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
    … and community clinicians on a personal level, with phone, fax and snail mail. There are a multitude of secured … personnel rely on personal communications involving phone, fax and snail mail. UDOH sought to develop and … personnel rely on personal communications involving phone, fax and snail mail. The Utah Department of Health …