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  • Surveillance of Stillbirth and Syphilis Screening Using Electronic Health Records

    Content Type: Abstract

    Reports of infants born with congenital syphilis have increased in the United States every year since 2012. Prevention depends on high performing surveillance systems and compliance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)… read more
    … challenging, since public health agencies often lack access to comprehensive cohorts of tested individuals … challenging, since public health agencies often lack access to comprehensive cohorts of tested individuals …
  • An Exploration of Public Events and Alcohol Related Incidents

    Content Type: Abstract

    Champaign County is one of the largest counties in central Illinois with a population of ~207,000 and is home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign which currently has 44,500 students. In the fall the university hosts Big Ten football… read more
    … no alcohol is served in the football stadium. Despite the lack of alcohol availability in the stadium many fans drink … no alcohol is served in the football stadium. Despite the lack of alcohol availability in the stadium many fans drink …
  • How to Effectively Validate an HL7 Syndromic Surveillance Interface

    Content Type: Abstract

    Current local, state, and national initiatives related to meaningful use and the modernization of electronic health records, and the growing availability of electronic information exchanges, have become important drivers to establishing syndromic… read more
    … that is producing consistent and quality information. The lack of effective validation efforts has led to incomplete … that is producing consistent and quality information. The lack of effective validation efforts has led to incomplete …
  • Is There a Need for One Health Surveillance (OHS)?

    Content Type: Abstract

    As interest in One Health (OH) continues to grow, alternative surveillance infrastructure may be needed to support it. Since most population health surveillance is domain specific; as opposed to OH which crosses multiple domains, changes to… read more
    … making, the motivation for change should relate to a lack of surveillance information needed to make OH … making, the motivation for change should relate to a lack of surveillance information needed to make OH …
  • Methods to Measure Socio-Economic Inequalities in Health for Indian Adolescents

    Content Type: Abstract

    Health inequalities are major global public health problem and varies within and between countries. LMICs particularly India, are undergoing a phase of rapid economic development leading to an increase in informal settlements or urban slums. These… read more
    … either rudimentary health statistics or none. There is lack of standardized and reliable questionnaires to capture … either rudimentary health statistics or none. There is lack of standardized and reliable questionnaires to capture …
  • Towards Automated Risk-Factor Surveillance: Using Digital Grocery Purchasing Data to Measure Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Impact of In-Store Price Discounts on Dietary Choice

    Content Type: Abstract

    Obesity and related chronic diseases cost Canadians several billion dollars annually. Dietary intake, and in particular consumption of carbonated sweetened drinks (soda), has a strong effect on the incidence of obesity and other illness. Marketing… read more
    … to monitor price discounts are currently limited by a lack of data and methods. Although rarely used in public … to monitor price discounts are currently limited by a lack of data and methods. Although rarely used in public …
  • Tiny Footprints Embedded on Grieving Mother's Heart: Stillbirths in the Health and Demographic Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    Stillbirth is an unfortunate event in a woman life which remains uncounted in developing countries, thus, seldom caught attention until recently. Among 3.2 million stillbirths globally, 98% occurs in LMICs with majority in South Asia, and 75% of… read more
    … records, underestimating the counts. Besides, lack of optimal national vital registration system, Pakistan … records, underestimating the counts. Besides, lack of optimal national vital registration system, Pakistan …
  • Towards a Framework for Data Quality Properties of Indicators used in Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Effective use of data for disease surveillance depends critically on the ability to trust and quantify the quality of source data. The Scalable Data Integration for Disease Surveillance project is developing tools to integrate and present… read more
    … burden of malaria (Presidents Malaria Initiative, Roll Back Malaria Initiative and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, … burden of malaria (Presidents Malaria Initiative, Roll Back Malaria Initiative and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, …