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  • A Visual Analytics Toolkit for Evaluating Potential Syndromic Outbreaks

    Content Type: Abstract

    Our toolkit adds statistical trend analysis, interactive plots, and kernel density estimation to an existing spatio-temporal visualization platform. The goal of these tools is to provide both a quick assessment of the current… read more
    … Our toolkit adds statistical trend analysis, interactive plots, … statistically significant. The sample data used for this toolkit come from over 70 emergency rooms throughout the … A Visual Analytics Toolkit for Evaluating Potential Syndromic Outbreaks Ross …
  • An Open Source Web Services Toolkit for Event Detection Algorithms

    Content Type: Abstract

    As major disease outbreaks are rare, empirical evaluation of statistical methods for outbreak detection requires the use of modified or completely simulated health event data in addition to real data. Comparisons of different techniques will be more… read more
    … and real data. To this end, we are developing a toolkit for implementing and evaluating outbreak detection … services interface. Document An_Open_Source_Web_Services_Toolkit_For_Event_Detection_Algorithms.pdf Submitted by … An Open Source Web Services Toolkit For Event Detection Algorithms William B Lober1, Dan …
  • Interactive Detection of Spatial Clusters

    Content Type: Abstract

    Geographic visualization methods allow analysts to visually discover clusters in multivariate, spatially-referenced data. Computational and statistical cluster detection techniques can automatically detect spatial clusters of high values of a… read more
    … complementary; and present an integration of the GeoViz Toolkit and Proclude software suites as proof-of-concept. … com- plementary; and present an integration of the GeoViz Toolkit and Proclude software suites as proof-of- concept. … through interactive visualization. [1] The GeoViz Toolkit is one platform for doing geographic visualization …
  • Making One Health Operational – the One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource ToolkitTM

    Content Type: Webinar

    Over the last decade, the One Health approach has gained support as a valuable way to address complex issues at the interface of humans, animals, and the environment.  Moving from theory to application is more challenging, though, and experts… read more
    … The One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) was co-developed by the University of … Dr. Dutcher will provide an overview of the OH SMART TM  toolkit and describe outcomes from recent … The One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) was co-developed by the University of …
  • Data Visualization for Health Surveillance: Current Concepts and New Horizons

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presenters Wayne Loschen, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) Karl Soetebier, MPW, Georgia Division of Public Health Paul Picciano, PhD,… read more
    … Concepts and New Horizons 23 September 2009 The GeoViz Toolkit: An easy-to-use approach to ESDA Frank Hardisty … Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis Software – The GeoViz Toolkit §  Open Source §  Web Delivered §  Video Intro … and Zhan) Integrating Proclude and the GeoViz Toolkit §  Clicking on clusters selects them in the rest of …
  • Experts Collaborate to Develop a Standardized Syndrome Definition for Cold-related Illness

    Content Type: Success Stories

    In winter, people are at risk for cold-related illness (CRI) such as hypothermia. Deaths coded as weather-related from 2006 through 2010 showed exposure to excessive cold as the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.1… read more
    … Trend data can be used to develop winter weather toolkits, such as those used in Kansas and Wisconsin.  … Trend data can be used to develop winter weather toolkits, such as those used in Kansas and Wisconsin. …
  • Cloud Computing for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Two significant barriers to greater use of syndromic surveillance techniques are computational time and software complexity. Computational time refers to the time for many methods (for example, scan statistics and AMOEBA statistics) to create… read more
    … machines, or images, for the public to use. The GeoViz Toolkit was one of the software packages delivered in this … implied. References 1. Hardisty F, Robinson A. The GeoViz Toolkit: using component- oriented coordination methods to … (page number not for citation purpose) Fig. 1. The GeoViz Toolkit is shown with multiple views of rates of ILI. The …
  • 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
    … 17 • Appendix 1: Kansas Cold Weather Toolkit • Appendix 2: Wisconsin Winter Weather Toolkit 3 Acknowledgements This document was a result of … Kansas Cold Weather Toolkit Planning for Cold Weather Safety in Kansas For …