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NBS: A Community-Based Approach to Developing an Integrated Surveillance System
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The NEDSS Base System (NBS) is a web-based, standards- driven, integrated disease surveillance system launched in 2001 and is currently in use in twenty-two public health jurisdictions. Over the past fifteen years, the NBS has grown into a highly… read more -
NEDSS Base System (NBS): Electronic Data Exchange and Workflow Decision Support
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The NBS is an integrated disease surveillance system deployed in 22 public health jurisdictions to support receipt, investigation, analysis and reporting, and data exchange for state reportable conditions. The NBS is governed by the Centers for… read more -
Survey: Medical Marijuana Programs
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This resource, developed by the Network for Public Health Law and released on July 17, 2017, provides a brief overview of jurisdictions with statutory and regulatory provisions legalizing medical marijuana use. The survey compiles key… read more -
Survey: Limited Access to Medical Marijuana Laws
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Eighteen states have adopted Limited Access Marijuana Product Laws permitting only low (or zero) Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and high Cannabidiol (CBD) products to treat several, often specified conditions, usually uncontrolled epilepsy disorders.… read more -
(Syndromic) Surveillance of Birthweight, Gestation, and Infant Mortality
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This study uses data on births in New York City between 2000-2005 to investigate the spatial pattern of birthweight and gestation, two primary risk factors for infant mortality. The analysis uses SatScan to perform normal-distribution cluster… read more -
(Syndromic) Surveillance of Birthweight, Gestation, and Infant Mortality
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There is a great deal of interest in spatial patterns of infant mortality. However, small numbers can make spatial patterns difficult to discern and may mask areas of persistently high risk. This study investigates the spatial pattern of birthweight… read more -
21st Century Health Care Demands New Models for Population Health Data Aggregation and Sharing: A Federated Approach
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This paper describes the value of a distributed approach to population health efforts that span clinical research, quality measurement and public health. The goal of the paper is to challenge the traditional paradigm which relies on centralized data… read more -
A Bayesian Algorithm for Detecting CDC Category A Outbreak Diseases from Emergency Department Chief Complaints
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This paper describes a Bayesian algorithm for diagnosing the CDC Category A diseases, namely, anthrax, smallpox, tularemia, botulism and hemorrhagic fever, using emergency department chief complaints. The algorithm was evaluated on real data and on… read more
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