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  • Childhood home based unintentional injuries Surveillance in Punjab India

    Content Type: Abstract

    Injury and violence are public health problems now-a-days all over the world. Over 950000 children less than 18 years of age die as a result of injuries, 95% of which occur in low and middle income countries (LMIC) including India. Unintentional… read more
    … of childhood unintentional injuries. However, there is lack of proper surveillance data on burden of unintentional … of childhood unintentional injuries. However, there is lack of proper surveillance data on burden of unintentional …
  • Digital Sources of Food Purchasing Data for the Surveillance of Dietary Patterns

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Canada, the economic impact of unhealthy eating is estimated at $6.3 billion annually and in the US the estimated cost is $87 billion. Despite the critical need to identify effective diet-related interventions through empirical evaluation, public… read more
    … evaluation, public health practitioners and researchers lack timely access to representative data sources collected … evaluation, public health practitioners and researchers lack timely access to representative data sources collected …
  • Big Data Analytics for Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Situational Awareness

    Content Type: Abstract

    A variety of big data analytics, techniques and tools including social media analytics, open source visualizations, statistical anomaly detection, use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and geospatial mapping, are used for infectious… read more
    … critical care, injury, and trauma stakeholders, currently lack this level of sophistication. To respond to most MCIs … critical care, injury, and trauma stakeholders, currently lack this level of sophistication. To respond to most MCIs …
  • Amplification of Syndromic Surveillance's Role in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    To describe how the Miami-Dade County Health Department (MDCHD) has expanded Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for specialized research in addition to daily surveillance activities
    … hit South Florida on October 24, 2005, ED visits for back pain, leg and foot wounds, snake and spider bites … with our health care providers could be enhanced due to lack of reporting. Lastly, research on suicide and substance … attempt. Younger teens (10-14 years) were more likely to visit the ED with substance abuse than older teens aged …
  • Kidenga: Public engagement for detection and prevention of Aedes -borne viral diseases

    Content Type: Abstract

    Zika, chikungunya, and dengue have surged in the Americas over the past several years and pose serious health threats in regions of the U.S. where Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquito vectors occur. Ae. aegypti have been detected up to 6 months… read more
    … is regularly conducted. However, many areas in the U.S. lack basic data on vector presence or absence. The Zika, … is regularly conducted. However, many areas in the U.S. lack basic data on vector presence or absence. The Zika, …
  • Development of Text-Based Algorithm for Opioid Overdose Identification in EMS Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Opioid overdoses have emerged within the last five to ten years to be a major public health concern. The high potential for fatal events, disease transmission, and addiction all contribute to negative outcomes. However, what is currently known about… read more
    … due to the often short disease course of addiction and lack of consistent health care visits. Overdose patients are … due to the often short disease course of addiction and lack of consistent health care visits. Overdose patients are …
  • EHR Conformance Testing for Enhanced Syndromic Surveillance System Interoperability

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lack of speed, reliability, and uniformity of data collection limit the ability of syndromic surveillance (SyS) systems to provide public health authorities (PHAs) with timely information on community health threats and trends. Electronic… read more
    … Lack of speed, reliability, and uniformity of data … Lack of speed, reliability, and uniformity of data …
  • Syndromic Surveillance of Motor Vehicle Crash Related Injuries In Nebraska

    Content Type: Abstract

    Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are a significant public health problem in Nebraska. These events cost Nebraska $1.6 billion a year, are the leading cause of injury death, and the fourth leading cause of injury hospital treatment in the state. Speeding… read more
    … based highway safety programs, it is limited by the lack of immediate availability of data. ‘An ED based SS … based highway safety programs, it is limited by the lack of immediate availability of data. ‘An ED based SS …