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Game Plan: Communicable Disease Surveillance for Super Bowl XLVIII – New Jersey, 2014
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In the summer of 2013, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) began planning for Super Bowl XLVIII to be held on February 2, 2014, in Met Life Stadium, located in the Meadowlands of Bergen County. Surveillance and epidemiology staff in the… read more… system. CDS staff primarily used EpiCenter to monitor ED visits for unusual activity and disease outbreaks during … implemented enhanced reports and expanded monitoring of visit complaints. Objective To describe the surveillance … system. CDS staff primarily used EpiCenter to monitor ED visits for unusual activity and disease outbreaks during … -
Using Syndromic Data for Opioid Overdose Surveillance in Utah
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The current surveillance system for opioid-related overdoses at UDOH has been limited to mortality data provided by the Office of the Medical Examiner (OME). Timeliness is a major concern with OME data due to the considerable lag in its availability… read more… overdose in real-time using emergency department visit data and to develop an opioid overdose surveillance … overdose in real-time using emergency department visit data and to develop an opioid overdose surveillance … -
Travel and Triage: Pilot project to detect infections after medical tourism procedures
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EpiCenter, NJâs statewide syndromic surveillance system, collects ED registration data. The system uses chief complaint data to classify ED visits into syndrome categories and provides alerts to state and local health departments for surveillance… read more… data. The system uses chief complaint data to classify ED visits into syndrome categories and provides alerts to state … including triage notes, which contain more specific ED visit information than chief complaint, from 10 EDs to … data. The system uses chief complaint data to classify ED visits into syndrome categories and provides alerts to state … -
Fact Sheet: Declared States of Emergency - Opioid Crisis
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High rates of morbidity and mortality among Americans related to opioid use constitute a public health epidemic, leading multiple jurisdictions to declare formal states of emergency or public health emergency. Declaring a state of emergency grants… read more… information. For more information about the resource, visit … information. For more information about the resource, visit … -
Exploring the Value of Learned Representations for Automated Syndromic Definitions
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Comprehensive medical syndrome definitions are critical for outbreak investigation, disease trend monitoring, and public health surveillance. However, because current definitions are based on keyword string-matching, they may miss important… read more… of these ICD codes found in emergency department (ED) visit records. The resulting representations capture … of these ICD codes found in emergency department (ED) visit records. The resulting representations capture … -
Tracking Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Missouri: Trends and the ICD-CM Transition
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) rates have tripled for Missouri residents in the past three years. NAS is a condition infants suffer soon after birth due to withdrawal after becoming opioid-dependent in the womb. NAS has significant immediate… read more… PAS records contain extensive information about the visit, patient, and diagnosis. When examining 2015 annual … percentage change of opioid misuse emergency department visits (as defined by MODHSS) for Missouri women age 18-44 … PAS records contain extensive information about the visit, patient, and diagnosis. When examining 2015 annual … -
Informing Public Health Prevention in NC Using Falls Surveillance Data
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Falls are a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury in NC. As the size of the older adult population is predicted to increase over the next few decades, it is likely that the incidence of falls-related morbidity and mortality will increase in… read more… hospital discharge, and emergency department (ED) visit data, to inform falls prevention activities in North … hospital discharge, and emergency department (ED) visit data, to inform falls prevention activities in North … -
A Funding Crisis for Public Health and Safety: State-by-State and Federal Public Health Funding Facts and Recommendations 2018
Content Type: Report
Each year, Trust for America’s Health releases A Funding Crisis for Public Health and Safety: State-by-State and Federal Public Health Funding Facts and Recommendations to examine level of federal and state public health funding that each… read more… Every Community For more information about the report, visit this page . 2 views Submitted by ctong on Wed, … Every Community For more information about the report, visit this page . …