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Improving risk factor identification for opioid overdose deaths in Tennessee
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Using death certificates alone to identify contributing substances in drug overdose deaths may result in misclassification and underestimation of the burden of illicit and prescription opioids and other drugs in drug-related deaths. To enable timely… read more -
Improving Varicella Investigation Completeness in Pennsylvania
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Routine childhood administration of varicella-containing vaccine has resulted in the number of varicella (chickenpox) cases in Pennsylvania falling from nearly 3,000 cases in 2007 to less than 400 cases in 2017. Prior to 2018, the completeness of… read more -
Increased Seizure Activity in Florida Associated with Hurricane Irma, September 2017
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On September 10, 2017, Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and subsequently tracked up the west side of the state. Due to the size of the storm, it impacted nearly all of Florida. The Electronic Surveillance System for… read more -
Indigenous Epidemiology: Identifying Health Disparities and Health Priorities
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Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being of urban American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the United States. Furthermore, there has been limited data showing the increasing disparities that exists… read more -
Influenza laboratory testing and its application in timely Department of Defense biosurveillance
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Timely influenza data can help public health decision-makers identify influenza outbreaks and respond with preventative measures. DoD ESSENCE has the unique advantage of ingesting multiple data sources from the Military Health System (MHS),… read more -
Influenza Surveillance Using Wearable Mobile Health Devices
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Influenza surveillance has been a major focus of Data Science efforts to use novel data sources in population and public health. This interest reflects the public health utility of timely identification of flu outbreaks and characterization of their… read more -
Creating a Universal Data Release Policy Across Programs in a State Health Department
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The introduction of electronic health systems has led to easier collation, compilation, and analysis of data as well as easier access. For data to be put to be impactful use, it must be shared both for research and decision making purposes. Data… read more -
Informatics & Surveillance in Global Health: Informatics Capacity for Zika Outbreak
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In response to the February 2016 Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak, an inter-agency agreement between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) commissioned further research on the… read more