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Preparing for State Health Department Accreditation: Pivotal Roles for Public Health Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
On January 24, 2014, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) released, to the public, its Standards & Measures Version 1.5 guidance document for voluntary public health department accreditation. Specifically, Standard 1.2 of the guidance… read more -
Preparing for the Impact of the ICD-9/10 Transition on Syndromic Surveillance
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The US Department of Health and Human Services has mandated that after October 1, 2015, all HIPAA covered entities must transition from using International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD- 9) codes to using version 10 (ICD-10) codes (www.… read more -
Protecting Australia from Future Polio Outbreaks
Content Type: Abstract
The occurrence of global polio is at its lowest level, yet the goal of eradication remains elusive with the ongoing circulation in the three remaining endemic countries. Developed countries have a low index of suspicion for polio – relying on astute… read more -
Using R Shiny to Share Surveillance Data
Content Type: Webinar
Presented November 21, 2017. This presentation covers how the shiny package can complement traditional surveillance reporting through online, interactive applications. Kelley demonstrates a shiny application Cook County is currently… read more -
Modeling Spatial Heterogeneity with Excess Zeroes from School Absenteeism dSata
Content Type: Abstract
Absenteeism has been considered as a potential indicator for the early detection of infectious disease outbreaks in population, especially in primary schools. However, in practice this data are often characterized by an excess of zeros and spatial… read more -
HealthMap
Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems
HealthMap, a team of researchers, epidemiologists and software developers at Boston Children's Hospital founded in 2006, is an established global leader in utilizing online informal sources for disease outbreak monitoring and real-time… read more -
Flu Near You
Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems
Early detection and early response are key to preventing the spread of any disease. We believe that letting individuals report symptoms in real-time can complement traditional tracking while providing useful information directly to the public.… read more -
R Software Environment Resources
Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems
What is R? R is a language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a variety of UNIX platforms, Windows, and MacOS. It is similar to the S language and environment - in fact,… read more