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A Second Chance: Overdose Prevention, Naloxone, and Human Rights in the United States
Content Type: Report
This report, published April 2017 from Human Rights Watch, explores measures required for an effective program to prevent opioid overdose deaths and current legal, policy and other challenges to be addressed. -
Using Electronic Health Data for Community Health
Content Type: Report
A report jointly released by the de Beaumont Foundation and Johns Hopkins University, Using Electronic Health Data for Community Health: Example Cases and Legal Analysis provides public health departments with a framework that… read more -
Virtual Speed Networking with the Analytic Solutions Committee (ASC)
Content Type: Webinar
Presented January 11, 2018. The purpose of the event was to stimulate and facilitate constructive communication and collaboration among analytic method developers and practitioners charged with routine public health surveillance, ranging from… read more -
Content Analysis of Tobacco-related Twitter Posts
Content Type: Abstract
Vast amounts of free, real-time, localizable Twitter data offer new possibilities for public health workers to identify trends and attitudes that more traditional surveillance methods may not capture, particu- larly in emerging areas of public… read more -
COPD-Related ED Visits in North Carolina: Hospitalizations and Return Visits
Content Type: Abstract
COPD is a prevalent chronic disease among older adults; exacerbations often result in ED visits and subsequent hospital admissions. A portion of such patients return to the ED within a few days or weeks. In this study, we investigated patterns… read more -
Coverage and Timeliness of Combined Military and Veteran Surveillance Systems
Content Type: Abstract
An objective of the Joint VA/DoD BioSurveillance System for Emerging Biological Threats project is to improve situational awareness of the health of combined VA and DoD populations. DoD and VA both use versions of the Electronic Surveillance System… read more -
Cross-Disciplinary Consultancy to Enhance Predictions of Asthma Exacerbation Risk in Boston
Content Type: Journal Article
This paper continues an initiative conducted by the International Society for Disease Surveillance with funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to connect near-term analytical needs of public health practice with technical expertise from… read more -
Data Quality: A Systematic Review of the Biosurveillance Literature
Content Type: Abstract
Data quality monitoring is necessary for accurate disease surveillance. However it can be challenging, especially when “real-time” data are required. Data quality has been broadly defined as the degree to which data are suitable for use by data… read more