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UPDATED: Syndromic Surveillance 101 - An Introductory Course in Syndromic Surveillance
Content Type: Training
An Online Training Course Ever wonder what syndromic surveillance is? How it is applied? This introduction to syndromic surveillance answers your questions and gives you a foundation for understanding how surveillance is used by public… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance Shows Medical Surge in Dallas–Fort Worth during Hurricane Harvey, 2017
Content Type: Success Stories
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017, resulting in 88 fatalities and more than $125 billion in damages to infrastructure. In Houston, flooding created a toxic mix of chemicals, sewage, biohazards, and 8 million cubic yards of… read more -
Kansas Uses Syndromic Surveillance Data to Educate the Public and Providers about Rabies
Content Type: Success Stories
Rabies is caused by a virus spread to people from the saliva and neural tissue of infected animals. The most common mode of transmission is through the bite of a rabid animal; however, rabies can be transmitted through non-bite exposures (e.g.,… read more -
Surveillance of Suicide Attempts and Ideation Presenting in Area Emergency Departments
Content Type: Success Stories
In 2015, Idaho was among the top 10 states for suicides in the United States. Suicide as the cause of death for teens and young adults in Idaho was exceeded only by accidental deaths. On average, one suicide death occurred among all ages every day.… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance of Non-traumatic Dental Conditions in Idaho Core Areas
Content Type: Success Stories
Access to dental care is a public health problem in Idaho because most of the state is experiencing a shortage of dental health professionals. The Idaho Oral Health program has anecdotal evidence that some Idahoans compensate for this shortage by… read more -
Opioid Overdose Surveillance and Classification with R
Content Type: Webinar
Presented November 16, 2018. The current opioid overdose/addiction crisis in the United States presents a challenge to public health intervention due to a lack of data on current and past incidence. Very little information is known regarding what… read more -
A gentle introduction to using machine learning and NLP for health surveillance
Content Type: Webinar
Presented November 27, 2018. Unstructured data such as chief complaints and provider notes are an important component of effective Health surveillance. Applying machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) to unstructured data can… read more -
Urgent Care Sub-Committee (UC)
Content Type: Meeting Recordings & Notes
The Urgent Care Sub-Committee(UC) mission is to gather information about urgent care data surveillance and to provide urgent care onboarding support to jurisdictions performing syndromic surveillance. We encourage you… read more