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  • Utility of Data Fusion for Public Health Monitors: Lessons Learned from a Beta Test

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) supports the development of new analytical tools to improve alerting in the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) disease-monitoring… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) disease-monitoring application used by the … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) disease-monitoring application used by the …
  • Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance for Opioid Overdose Reporting in Illinois

    Content Type: Abstract

    Accuracy in identifying drug-related emergency department admissions is critical to understanding local burden of disease and assessing effectiveness of drug abuse prevention and overdose-reduction initiatives. In 2018 the Illinois Department of… read more
    … system. Objective : To evaluate capacity of the BioSense ESSENCE platform and pre-defined overdose queries to … system. Objective : To evaluate capacity of the BioSense ESSENCE platform and pre-defined overdose queries to …
  • Using Evaluation to Inform the BioSense Platform: Results from a 2018 Survey

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since 2015, CDC’s Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance staff have conducted evaluations to provide information on the utility, functionality, usability and user satisfaction associated with the National Syndromic Surveillance… read more
    … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a software application that enables syndromic … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a software application that enables syndromic …
  • Environmental Surveillance and Vaccine Derived Polio Virus type 2 Isolation, Gombe State, Nigeria.

    Content Type: Abstract

    Nigeria is the only country in Africa yet to be certified free of Wild Polio Virus (WPV). The country consists of 36 States and a Federal Capital Territory. Gombe is one of the 19 Polio high risk States in the North-eastern geo-political zone of the… read more
    … were identified and sample collection began soon after training of personnel responsible for collection of the … were identified and sample collection began soon after training of personnel responsible for collection of the …
  • Using State and National Surveillance Systems during World Equestrian Games in NC

    Content Type: Abstract

    North Carolina hosted the 2018 FEI WEG in Polk County at the Tryon Equestrian Center in September 2018. Polk County, located in the Mountain region of Western North Carolina, is home to 20,357 people, and the population is widely distributed. Event… read more
    … syndromic surveillance systems (NC DETECT and NSSP ESSENCE), Public Health Epidemiologists from Atrium Health … syndromic surveillance systems (NC DETECT and NSSP ESSENCE), Public Health Epidemiologists from Atrium Health …
  • R Software Environment Resources

    Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems

    What is R? R is a language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a variety of UNIX platforms, Windows, and MacOS. It is similar to the S language and environment - in fact,… read more
    … data and graphics Help with R General R  RStudio  Training Resources  "RStudio is a company dedicated to … data and graphics Help with R General R  RStudio  Training Resources  "RStudio is a company dedicated to …
  • Building Electronic Disease Surveillance Capacity in the Peruvian Navy with SAGES

    Content Type: Abstract

    In the past 15 years, public health surveillance has undergone a revolution driven by advances in information technology (IT) with vast improvements in the collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting of health data. Mobile technologies and… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) used by several state and local jurisdictions and … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) used by several state and local jurisdictions and …
  • 2003 National Syndromic Surveillance Conference Abstracts

    Content Type: Abstract

    Preface Effective public health surveillance is essential for detecting and responding to emerging public health threats, including terrorism and emerging infectious diseases. New surveillance methods are being developed and tested to improve the… read more
    … to JoEllen DeThomasis, Division of Applied Public Health Training and Division of Public Health Surveillance and … to JoEllen DeThomasis, Division of Applied Public Health Training and Division of Public Health Surveillance and …