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  • Evaluation of Heat-related Illness Surveillance Based on Chief Complaint Data from New Jersey Hospital Emergency Rooms

    Content Type: Abstract

    The NJ syndromic surveillance system, EpiCenter, developed an algorithm to quantify HRI visits using chief complaint data. While heat advisories are released by the National Weather Service, an effective HRI algorithm could provide real-time health… read more
    … system, EpiCenter, developed an algorithm to quantify HRI visits using chief complaint data. While heat advisories are … system, EpiCenter, developed an algorithm to quantify HRI visits using chief complaint data. While heat advisories are …
  • Evaluating Syndromic Data for Surveillance of Non-infectious Disease

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance data has predominantly been used for surveillance of infectious disease and for broad symptom types that could be associated with bioterrorism. There has been a growing interest to expand the uses of syndromic data beyond… read more
    … this work compares SS and SPARCS data for total ED visits and visits associated with three noninfectious disease … this work compares SS and SPARCS data for total ED visits and visits associated with three noninfectious …
  • Early Detection of Influenza Activity Using Syndromic Surveillance in Missouri

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance is used routinely to detect outbreaks of disease earlier than traditional methods due to its ability to automatically acquire data in near real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track… read more
    … real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track seasonal influenza activity … real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track seasonal influenza activity …
  • Shelter Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Success Stories

    During the 2017 Houston floods Lauren Leining worked with the the American Red Cross to visit each disaster victim in a shelter to do bed evaluations, but learned it was a very common thing for people to refuse treatment for a variety of… read more
    … Lauren Leining worked with the the American Red Cross to visit each disaster victim in a shelter to do bed … Lauren Leining worked with the the American Red Cross to visit each disaster victim in a shelter to do bed …
  • Surveillance of Heat-related Morbidity: Relation to Heat-related Excess Mortality

    Content Type: Abstract

    The impact of heat on mortality is well documented but deaths tend to lag extreme heat and mortality data is generally not available for timely surveillance during heat waves. Recently, systems for near-real time surveillance of heat illness… read more
    … of heat-related ambulance calls and emergency department visits and excess natural cause mortality in New York City. … of heat-related ambulance calls and emergency department visits and excess natural cause mortality in New York City. …
  • Using ESSENCE to Detect Bomb-Making Activity: What’s Appropriate?

    Content Type: Abstract

    In preparation for mass gathering events, DPH conducts enhanced syndromic surveillance activities to detect potential cases of anthrax, tularemia, plague, and other potentially bioterrorism-related communicable diseases. While preparing for Saint… read more
    … whether we could also detect emergency department (ED) visits for injuries (e.g., burns to the hands or forearms) … whether we could also detect emergency department (ED) visits for injuries (e.g., burns to the hands or forearms) …
  • Use of Rapid Online Data Collection during a Large Community Enteric Outbreak in Toronto, Canada

    Content Type: Abstract

    In the early morning of Friday January 20, 2017, Toronto Public Health (TPH) was notified of several reports of acute vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain/cramps among students living in residence at a post-secondary institution in Toronto, Canada.… read more
    … high volume of reports from ill individuals who lived, visited, or worked at the college campus and had experienced … high volume of reports from ill individuals who lived, visited, or worked at the college campus and had experienced …
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010 - 2016

    Content Type: Abstract

    It is estimated that in the United States (US), unintentional non-fire related CO poisoning causes an average of 439 deaths annually, and in 2007 confirmed CO poisoning cases resulted in 21,304 ED visits and 2,302 hospitalizations (71 per million… read more
    … 2007 confirmed CO poisoning cases resulted in 21,304 ED visits and 2,302 hospitalizations (71 per million and 8 per … 2007 confirmed CO poisoning cases resulted in 21,304 ED visits and 2,302 hospitalizations (71 per million and 8 per …