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  • The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale

    Content Type: Abstract

    Quantifying the spatial-temporal diffusion of diseases such as seasonal influenza is difficult at the urban scale for a variety of reasons including the low specificity of the extant data, the heterogenous nature of healthcare seeking… read more
    … Document The_Spatial_Temporal_Pattern_Of_Excess_Influenza_Visits_At_The_Suburban_Scale.pdf 4 views Submitted by … ABSTRACT The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale KJ Konty, and DR Olson New … The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale …
  • Development of public health communication tools using open source methods

    Content Type: Abstract

    Secure and confidential exchange of information is the cornerstone of public health practice. Often, this exchange has to occur between public health agencies across jurisdictions. Examples include notification of reportable diseases… read more
    … and community clinicians on a personal level, with phone, fax and snail mail. There are a multitude of secured … personnel rely on personal communications involving phone, fax and snail mail. UDOH sought to develop and … personnel rely on personal communications involving phone, fax and snail mail. The Utah Department of Health …
  • The New York State Department of Health’s Syndromic Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Syndromic Surveillance System consists of five components: 1. Emergency Department (ED) Phone Call System monitors unusual events or clusters of illnesses in the EDs of participating hospitals;… read more
    … consists of five components: 1. Emergency Department (ED) Phone Call System monitors unusual events or clusters of … sists of five components: 1. Emergency Department (ED) Phone Call System monitors unusual events or clusters of … sales counts and percentages are also calculated. ED Phone Call reports and the CDC’s BioSense web- site are …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more
    … reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen … public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following President Clinton’s heart surgery. No … the influence of media-publicized trauma on ED visits. On 16 March 2009, the actress Natasha Richardson …
  • Enhancing Nebraska's Rabies Surveillance using Electronic Public Health Cases Reports and ESSENCE

    Content Type: Case Study

    Accurate and timely reporting of animal rabies test results and potential human exposures is necessary to guide case management and define rabies epidemiology. Accordingly, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) collaborated with… read more
    … Prior to 2013, authorized tests were requisitioned via phone calls to NDHHS from persons submitting specimens. … Prior to 2013, authorized tests were requisitioned via phone calls to NDHHS from persons submitting specimens. … exposure-related data captured during test requisition phone calls were subsequently entered (manually) by NDHHS …
  • Enhanced Animal Surveillance for Super Bowl XLIX in Maricopa County, Arizona, 2015

    Content Type: Case Study

    From December 2014 to February 2015, Maricopa County, Arizona was the host site for several high profile events, including Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl. Public health officials were allocated with implementing numerous enhanced surveillance… read more
    … Bowl through email updates, teleconferences and daily phone calls. Ayala Aurimar Levy Craig no Public View the … Bowl through email updates, teleconferences and daily phone calls. ACTION TAKEN (500 word maximum) Describe how … connected through emails, teleconferences and bi-daily phone calls/check-ins which occurred during the days before, …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Influenza in Washington State: A Local and Regional Perspective

    Content Type: Abstract

    We explored the utility of tracking emergency department (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza surveillance, from both a local and a regional perspective.
    … the utility of tracking emergency department (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza … the utility of tracking emergency de- partment (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza … There was a strong correlation between weekly ED fever visit counts and positive flu isolates, both for the region …
  • Potential elimination of rabies from Pemba Island, Tanzania

    Content Type: Case Study

    A mobile phone-based surveillance system to support the rabies control program is currently in use across southern Tanzania and was implemented in Pemba since 2011. The system allows for near real-time reporting of information on: patients with… read more
    … A mobile phone-based surveillance system to support the rabies … of the collaborators and the data sources used. A mobile phone-based surveillance system to support the rabies … A mobile phone-based surveillance system to support the rabies …