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  • Utilization of Syndromic Surveillance to Identify Naled-Related Illness in Florida

    Content Type: Abstract

    Pesticide-related illness and injury is a reportable condition in Florida. In August and September 2016, aerial spraying for mosquito control was conducted in an effort to reduce the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Miami-Dade County.1 Two… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) emergency department (ED) chief complaints data … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) emergency department (ED) chief complaints data …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshops

    Content Type: Report

    This report summarize the work of eight Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshops that were held in Health and Human Services (HHS) Regions 1-7 and 10 from May 2013 through June 2015. The ultimate aim was to reach all ten HHS… read more
    … the workshop.  The Data Sharing Workshops were based on a training and planning event model in which participants … the workshop.  The Data Sharing Workshops were based on a training and planning event model in which participants …
  • Implementation of a Facility Based County Surveillance System Using Epi Info

    Content Type: Abstract

    Surveillance in nursing homes (Enserink et al., 2011) and day care facilities (Enserink et al., 2012) has been conducted in the Netherlands, but is not commonly practiced in the United States (Buehler et al., 2008). Outbreaks of illnesses within… read more
    … County (DOH-Hillsborough) routinely reviews the ESSENCE-FL system to assess syndromic trends in emergency … County (DOH-Hillsborough) routinely reviews the ESSENCE-FL system to assess syndromic trends in emergency …
  • Sharing Public Health Information with Non-Public Health Partners

    Content Type: Abstract

    Automated Electronic Disease Surveillance has become a common tool for most public health practitioners. Users of these systems can analyze and visualize data coming from hospitals, schools, and a variety of sources to determine the health of their… read more
    … to be easily and securely shared between public health ESSENCE users and non-public health partners; specifically, … to be easily and securely shared between public health ESSENCE users and non-public health partners; specifically, …
  • Tracking suspected heroin overdoses in CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program

    Content Type: Abstract

    Overdose deaths involving opioids (i.e., opioid pain relievers and illicit opioids such as heroin) accounted for at least 63% (N = 33,091) of overdose deaths in 2015. Overdose deaths related to illicit opioids, heroin and illicitly-manufactured… read more
    … System for the Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), allows for tailored syndrome queries and can … System for the Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), allows for tailored syndrome queries and can …
  • Regional Governance of Syndromic Surveillance for the Texas Gulf Coast

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance systems are large and complex technology projects that increasingly require large investments of financial and political capital to be sustainable. What was once a minor surveillance tool in the mid-2000s has evolved into a… read more
    … (HHD) from being a locally managed and aging system to an ESSENCE system governed by a regional Consortium of public … (HHD) from being a locally managed and aging system to an ESSENCE system governed by a regional Consortium of public …
  • Using Drug Overdose Syndromic Surveillance Data to Impact Local Public Health Action

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since 2008, drug overdose deaths exceeded the number of motor vehicle traffic-related deaths in Indiana and the gap continues to widen1. As the opioid crisis rages on in the United States the federal government is providing funding opportunities to… read more
    … captured in Indiana’s syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE). ISDH is launching a pilot project to encourage … captured in Indiana’s syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE). ISDH is launching a pilot project to encourage …
  • Storms - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This is a cluster of syndromes created to populate an extreme weather myESSENCE tab. The intent was to increase repeatability of our weather surveillance and have something where a user can use the "Change Region" option to select whatever county,… read more
    … a major work-in progress. All of this as done in NSSP ESSENCE on Emergency Room data. Fields are specified by each … a major work-in progress. All of this as done in NSSP ESSENCE on Emergency Room data. Fields are specified by each …