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  • An Evaluation of Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits Based on Differences in Heat Syndrome Definitions in Northern Illinois

    Content Type: Abstract

    Comparison of heat-related health effects across regions or among different syndromic surveillance systems is problematic due to the lack of a standardized heat-related syndrome definition. While a national standard for common heat-related syndromes… read more
    … An Evaluation of Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits Based on Differences in Heat Syndrome Definitions in …
  • Primer: Emergency Legal Preparedness - Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

    Content Type: References

    This Primer, published by the Network for Public Health Law on Friday, September 8, 2017,  provides a visual snapshot and a timeline on state and federal emergency declarations in response to Hurricane Harvey and Irma.  On August… read more
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  • Clinical Versus Public Health Perceptions of Notifiable Disease Reporting Burden

    Content Type: Abstract

    The importance transmitting clinical information to public health for disease surveillance is well-documented. Conventional reporting processes require health care providers to complete paper-based notifiable condition reports which are transmitted… read more
    … condition reports which are transmitted by fax and mail to public health agencies. These processes result in … condition reports which are transmitted by fax and mail to public health agencies. These processes result in …
  • Meeting Mandatory Infectious Disease Reporting Requirements: The Department of Veterans AffairsÍ Plan

    Content Type: Abstract

    There are currently no federal laws mandating the reporting of infectious diseases to public health authorities. Reporting requirements reside at the state level and such laws do not apply to federal agencies including the VA. Heretofore, VA's… read more
    … and has been accomplished via traditional methods (phone, mail, and fax) that are highly prone to human error, create … and has been accomplished via traditional methods (phone, mail, and fax) that are highly prone to human error, create …
  • Overview of Syndromic Surveillance: What is Syndromic Surveillance?

    Content Type: Journal Article

    Innovative electronic surveillance systems are being developed to improve early detection of outbreaks attributable to biologic terrorism or other causes. A review of the rationale, goals, definitions, and realistic expectations for these… read more
    … NY 10013. Telephone: 212-788-0234; Fax: 212-788-4473; E-mail: khenning@health.nyc.gov . Henning Kelly Wed, … NY 10013. Telephone: 212-788-0234; Fax: 212-788-4473; E-mail: khenning@health.nyc.gov. …
  • Syndrome Development to Assess IDU, HIV, and Homelessness in MA Emergency Departments

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Massachusetts, syndromic surveillance (SyS) data have been used to monitor injection drug use and acute opioid overdoses within EDs. Currently, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) SyS captures over 90% of ED visits statewide. These… read more
    … of Public Health (MDPH) SyS captures over 90% of ED visits statewide. These real-time data contain rich … clinical and demographic information used to categorize visits for population level public health surveillance. … have shown elevated rates of opioid overdose related ED visits, Emergency Medical Service incidents, and fatalities …
  • Drowning and Submersion - CDC

    Content Type: Syndrome

    A step-wise article on developing this syndrome definition can be found in the April 2019 NSSP Update https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/news.html This syndrome is an initial attempt at an improved Drowning and Submersion query in NSSP ESSENCE. It was… read more
    … into the winter months with a baseline of around 50 visits per week. This trend show some consistency across HHS … of CCQV data (Jan–Nov 2018) were randomly selected and visits manually reviewed. We selected MMWR weeks 1, 13, 17, 19, 27, and 32, and visits for the 6 weeks totaled 1,205. Of these visits, 1,156 …
  • Utilization of Emergency Department Data for Drug Overdose Surveillance in North Carolina

    Content Type: Abstract

    In North Carolina there has been an escalation of poisoning deaths. In 2011, the number of fatal poisonings was 1,368 deaths, with 91% classified as drug overdoses with the majority of those due to opioid analgesics.[1] Far greater numbers of drug… read more
    … emergency department (ED) or outpatient clinic visits, or resolve without the individual seeking medical … NC collects information on 99.5% of all acute-care ED visits across the state, primarily for syndromic … In this study we used NC DETECT ED data to describe visits due to drug, and more specifically, opioid overdoses. …