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Improvement in Loss to Follow-up of Newborn Hearing Screening: A lesson from Louisiana Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
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Newborns who fail initial hearing screening are encouraged to follow up to get further tests to confirm diagnosis of hearing loss. Loss to follow-up of hearing screening is defined as a newborn who fails the initial hearing test before hospital… read more -
Improving Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening Biosurveillance Systems for Enhanced Situational Awareness
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In emergencies, public health agencies must be able to respond to health threats that can affect entire communities. Agency leaders need to achieve situational awareness through the development of flexible, timely, and accurate electronic… read more -
Increased Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Services among Older Men Following Mobile Technology Demand Creation in Shinyanga and Simiyu, Tanzania
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In 2007, the United Nations recommended provision of VMMC in settings with high HIV prevalence and low rates of male circumcision (MC). This recommendation was based on randomized studies in Africa, which demonstrated that MMC reduces HIV… read more -
CDC Fentanyl Overdose v1
Content Type: Syndrome
Definition Purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected fentanyl overdoses.New or Revised Definition: NewDate Added to ESSENCE: December 6… read more -
CDC All Drug v2
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Definition Purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department visits for suspected overdoses of any drug.New or Revised Definition: Revision in CDC All Drug v2Version Date… read more -
CDC Stimulants v3
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Definition Purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department visits for suspected stimulant overdoses.New or Revised Definition: Revision in CDC Stimulants v3Version Date… read more -
CDC Suicide Attempt v2
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Definition Purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in identifying emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts. The definition can be used to supplement case-finding using… read more -
Adverse Childhood Experiences Dashboard Best Practices
Content Type: Report
How can syndromic surveillance be used to monitor indicators of ACEs? Scientists at CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention and at health departments across the country are exploring the utility of syndromic surveillance data to monitor indicators of… read more