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Using Syndromic Surveillance to Identify Synthetic Cannabinoids or Marijuana Adverse Health Events in Virginia
Content Type: Abstract
SCRAs are accessible and affordable, sold online, in gas stations, and in “head” shops for $5-30 per package.[1] While marijuana is a schedule 1 narcotic, unavailable for any use, SCRAs navigate the legal landscape with marketing as non-consumable… read more -
Primer: Emergency Legal Preparedness - Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Content Type: References
This Primer, published by the Network for Public Health Law on Friday, September 8, 2017, provides a visual snapshot and a timeline on state and federal emergency declarations in response to Hurricane Harvey and Irma. On August… read more -
Global Public Health Surveillance, Governance, and Viral Sovereignty
Content Type: Webinar
Microbes carry no national passports; neither do they recognize geo-political boundaries or state sovereignty. Yet a recent violation of viral sovereignty has brought up unresolved governance issues, challenged ethical… read more -
Use of data from poison centers for hazardous exposure and illness surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
United States federal, state and local public health often collaborate with poison centers (PCs) for hazardous exposure and illness surveillance. The primary goals of this collaboration are to improve public health surveillance for hazardous… read more -
Enhanced Epidemiologic Surveillance Efforts for Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl related events in Maricopa County, Arizona, 2015
Content Type: Webinar
Presentation starts at 34:15. Super Bowl XLIX took place on February 1st, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. In preparation for this large scale public event and related event activities, the Maricopa County Department of Public… read more -
Assessment of Several Algorithms for Outbreak Detection using Bovine Meat Inspection Data for Syndromic Surveillance: A Pilot Study on Whole Carcass Condemnation Rate
Content Type: Abstract
The majority of farmed animals are sent to slaughterhouses, making them a focal point for potential collection of health data. However, these data are not always available to health officials, and remain under-used for cattle health monitoring. Meat… read more -
Application of Syndromic Surveillance to Describe Gunshot-related Injuries in Houston
Content Type: Abstract
In 2011, injury by firearms accounted for 32,351 deaths (10.4 deaths per 100,000 population) in the United States. This rate was higher than any infectious or parasitic disease (the highest being 2.5 for both viral hepatitis and HIV disease).… read more -
Assessing the Potential Impact of the BioSense 24-hour Rule Using NC DETECT ED Data
Content Type: Abstract
Per a frequently asked questions document on the ISDS website, approximately two thirds of HL7 records received in BioSense do not provide a Visit ID. As a result, BioSense data processing rules use the patient ID, facility ID and earliest date in… read more