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A Bayesian Approach to Characterize Hong Kong Influenza Surveillance Systems
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Syndromic surveillance has been widely used in influenza surveillance worldwide. However, despite the potential benefits created by the large volume of data, biases due to the changes in healthcare seeking behavior and physicians’ reporting behavior… read more -
A Binational Influenza Surveillance Network – California/Baja California
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In response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance Program Office of Binational Border Health in the California Department of Public Health sought to strengthen outpatient ILI surveillance along the CA/BC… read more -
A Binational Model of Collaboration for Enhancing Cross-border ID Surveillance
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International borders present unique challenges for the surveillance of infectious disease. Border communities represent locations with vast differences in cultures and languages, governing institutions, healthcare access, and priorities for the… read more -
Supplementing Obesity-Related Surveillance with Persistent Health Assessment Tools
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In response to the rise in obesity rates and obesity-related healthcare costs over the past several decades, numerous organizations have implemented obesity prevention programs. The current method for evaluating the success of these programs relies… read more -
Surveillance for Opioid Overdose in the Veterans Health Administration, 2004-2014
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Drug poisoning, or overdose, is an epidemic problem in the United States1,2. In keeping with national trends, a recent study combining U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) data with the National Death Index showed increases in opioid overdose… read more -
Surveillance of Cardio Vascular Risk Factors Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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According to world health organization report 2011, coronary artery diseases are the number one cause of death globally: more people die annually from coronary artery diseases than from any other cause. An estimated 17.3 million people died from… read more -
Surveillance of Surveillance: Inventorying Gaps and Commonalities Across the Universe of Surveillance Systems
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Health surveillance systems provide important functionalities to detect, monitor, respond, prevent, and report on a variety of conditions across multiple owners. They offer important capabilities, with some of the most fundamental including data… read more -
Assessing Risk for Emerging Arboviral Disease Use Case
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Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Assessing Risk for Emerging Arboviral Disease consultancy held June 14-15, 2016 at the Arizona Department of Health Services. Problem Summary… read more