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Developing, Evaluating, and Disseminating Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice: A Guidance Document
Content Type: References
This document, released February 18, 2019, focuses on several key areas related to syndrome definition creation, including the basics behind a syndrome definition, steps to build a syndrome, evaluation of a new (or old) definition, and dissemination… read more… Description This document, released February 18, 2019, focuses on several key … syndrome and is referenced throughout this guidance document. The methods described in this document … and more advanced machine learning systems. In this document, we outline the methods employed by the SDC to … -
Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document
Content Type: Report
In general, data from public health surveillance can be used for short- and long-term planning and response through retrospective data analysis of trends over time or specific events. Combining health outcome data (e.g., hospitalizations or deaths)… read more… from heat, cold, fire, or extreme weather events. This guidance document will provide instruction in five areas: (1) … and Health Syndromic surveillance climate and health guidance document Laurel Harduar Morano1, Meredith A. Jagger2, Erika … from heat, cold, fire, or extreme weather events. This guidance document will provide instruction in five areas: … -
MERS Syndromic Surveillance Guidance Review
Content Type: Webinar
Please join ISDS and CDC for an information webinar related to syndromic surveillance of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the US.On May 2, 2014, the first U.S. imported case of MERS was confirmed in Indiana. Guidance was recently… read more… U.S. imported case of MERS was confirmed in Indiana. Guidance was recently distributed for users of various … ). For a general overview of this activity, look for the document entitled "MERS Guidance" in the library. This … Report Title: MERS Syndromic Surveillance Guidance Review Date/Time: Wednesday, June 11, … -
Document classification toward efficient event-based biosurveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Event-based biosurveillance is a practice of monitoring diverse information sources for the detection of events pertaining to human health. Online documents, such as news articles on the Internet, have commonly been the … read more… monitoring of online documents is challenging. Automated document classification is an important step toward … Medical Center, supervised and unsupervised approaches to document classification are considered for event-based … ABSTRACT Document classification toward efficient event-based … -
Heat-related Illness - CSTE Heat Workgroup
Content Type: Syndrome
This definition is based the following document created by the CSTE Heat Workgroup: Heat-related Illness Syndrome Query: A guidance Document for Implementing Heat-related Illness Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice (attached). The query… read more… This definition is based the following document created by the CSTE Heat Workgroup: Heat-related Illness Syndrome Query: A guidance Document for Implementing Heat-related Illness … ii Acknowledgements This document was a result of work completed by the Council of … -
Utilizing syndromic surveillance systems for climate-related outcomes
Content Type: Webinar
Adverse health effects related to climate change are currently being seen, and these adverse outcomes are likely to increase in the future. Syndromic surveillance systems can provide near-real time information which may be used for situational… read more… This presentation will provide a technical overview of a guidance document developed by the CSTE climate and health syndromic surveillance workgroup. The document covers five specific areas: identifying a … outcomes. This presentation is a summary of a guidance document that is was created by the current climate … -
Cold-Related Illness - CSTE
Content Type: Syndrome
Cold-Related Illness Query: Guidance for Implementing Cold-Related Illness Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice In winter, people are at risk… read more… Cold-Related Illness Query: Guidance for Implementing Cold-Related Illness Syndromic … to create a CRI query definition and implementation guidance. The workgroup collaborated with data analysts and … Syntax_0.docx Document CRI Syndrome Definition Guidance Document.pdf Submitted by hmccall on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 11:43 … -
Crafting Inter-Jurisdictional Data Exchange Agreements
Content Type: Webinar
Health information increasingly needs to flow beyond the jurisdiction in which it was originally collected. As both people and microbes move across jurisdictional boundaries with increasing speed and ease, so too must health information. With an… read more… Task Force ( www.jphit.org ) developed a practical guidance document for public health agencies that are beginning to … currently in use in different public health domains. The guidance document and sample agreements can be found at … understandings between parties • To provide practical guidance to health departments entering into …