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Utility of Syndromic Surveillance for Investigating Morbidity Resulting from a Severe Weather Event
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On 12/14/06, a windstorm in western Washington caused 4 million residents to lose power; within 24 hours, a surge in patients presented to emergency departments (EDs) with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. As previously described, records of… read moreUtility of the ESSENCE System for Surveillance of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) in Miami-Dade County
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The threat of pandemic and seasonal influenza has drawn attention to syndromic surveillance systems for early detection of influenza-like illness. Since 2005, the Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance… read moreUtilization of Public Health Surveillance Data for Early Detection and Mitigation of Drinking Water Contamination
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Safe drinking water is essential for all communities. Intentional or unintentional contamination of drinking water requires water utilities and local public health to act quickly. The Water Security (WS) initiative of the U.S.… read moreA Tool to Improve Communicable Disease Surveillance Data
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NYS (excluding NYC) has a very robust Communicable Disease Electronic Surveillance System (CDESS). This system provides disease specific modules, as well as a tracking system for contacts, and a perinatal infant tracking system. This system provides… read moreUsing Electronic Death Registration Systems (EDRS) to Conduct “Real-Time” Disaster Mortality Surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
This seminar will share how states are using existing Electronic Death Registration Systems (ERDS) for active surveillance and EDRS’ role in mass fatality planning. CDC will present an a conceptual framework to leverage EDRS and other available… read moreUtilization of Public Health Surveillance Data for Early Detection of Drinking Water Contamination
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has developed a prototype contamination warning system (CWS) for drinking water in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD9). The goal of HSPD9 and the CWS is to… read moreUtilization of the Syndromic Surveillance Framework for Detection of Heat-Related illnesses
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The use of syndromic surveillance in Tulsa County began as an attempt to identify symptoms associated with Category A agents, namely Anthrax. The underlying premise for adopting the system was the hope that an astute clinician,… read moreUtilizing a Patient Tracking System for Public Health Emergencies
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In 2003, the need for a system to track and manage patient status and location was identified by Boston Emergency Medical Services (Boston EMS) and the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals. After consultation with EMS (… read more