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  • Developing policy to support novel Caribbean Tourism and Health surveillance program

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    In January 2016, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), serving 24 Member States(MS), began executing a regional Tourism and Health program (THP), recognizing that the health of Caribbean economies is closely related to the health of its… read more
    … recent Zika epidemic. However, even though more people visit the Caribbean than reside, there is no regional … recent Zika epidemic. However, even though more people visit the Caribbean than reside, there is no regional …
  • Traditional and Mobile Public Health Alert Communications with Health Care Providers

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    The effectiveness of emergency preparedness and response systems depends, in part, on the effectiveness of communication between agencies and individuals involved in emergency response, including health care providers who play a significant role in… read more
    … the effectiveness of mobile (SMS) and traditional (email, FAX) communication strategies for sending public … To systematically compare mobile (SMS) and traditional (email, FAX) communication strategies to identify which … the effectiveness of mobile (SMS) and traditional (email, FAX) communication strategies for sending public …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Based on Emergency Visits: A Reactive Tool for Unusual Events Detection

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    The late health events such as the heat wave of 2003 showed the need to make public health surveillance evolve in France. Thus, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance has developed syndromic surveillance systems based on several… read more
    … Syndromic Surveillance Based on Emergency Visits: A Reactive Tool for Unusual Events Detection …
  • Could Outpatient Visits Enhance Our Ability of Early Detecting Influenza-Like Illness Outbreaks?

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    This paper describes HHC outpatient data and evaluates the performance for early influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreak detection. We compare its detection ability to that of the emergency department (ED) data and of the two data sources… read more
    … Could Outpatient Visits Enhance Our Ability of Early Detecting Influenza-Like …
  • An Experimental Fully Automatic Syndromic Surveillance in Japan

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    Since we donít know when such a disaster may occur, we have to perform this syndromic surveillance routinely, and thus the system should be automatic. Namely, information is drawn from electronic medical records (EMR), and is statistical analyzed,… read more
    … are detected and then Results are reported by e-mail or HP. It is preferable that this system be fully … are detected and then Results are reported by e-mail or HP. It is preferable that this system be fully …
  • 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
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  • A proposed SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions

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    Opioid ODs have been rising globally and nationally. The death rate from ODs in the United States has increased 137% since 2000, including a 200% increase of OD deaths involving opioids1. The pilot project, a collaboration across 3 states, allowed… read more
    … SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions …
  • Arizona Sonora Binational Cases: five years of surveillance

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    Infectious diseases can spread across borders. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) collects information on binational infectious disease cases and shares it with Mexico. Infectious disease investigation in Arizona is enhanced by using… read more
    … using the Arizona’s Health Services Portal and secure e-mail accounts for confidential communication between both … using the Arizona’s Health Services Portal and secure e-mail accounts for confidential communication between both …