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  • Content Type: Webinar

    Presented November 29, 2017. During this 60-minute session, Aaron Kite-Powell, M.S., from CDC and Wayne Loschen, M.S., from JHU-APL provide an overview of tips and tricks in ESSENCE to make it more useful for members and also answer … read more
    … from JHU-APL provide an overview of tips and tricks in ESSENCE to make it more useful for members and also answer questions regarding ESSENCE functions, capabilities and uses. … from JHU-APL provide an overview of tips and tricks in ESSENCE to make it more useful for members and also …
  • Content Type: Training

    Washington State (WA) has developed and recorded three ESSENCE trainings for their staff. These include trainings for basic, intermediate, and advanced ESSENCE skills. WA ESSENCE Trainings
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    … Washington State (WA) has developed and recorded three ESSENCE trainings for their staff. These include trainings for basic, intermediate, and advanced ESSENCE skills. WA ESSENCE Trainings ESSENCE Basic Skills Training  (March … Washington State (WA) has developed and recorded three ESSENCE trainings for their staff. These include trainings …
  • Content Type: Report

    Syndromic surveillance is the near real-time monitoring of key health indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient symptoms using… read more
    … department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient … document is intended to provide instructions for local ESSENCE users who are using syndromic surveillance as part … persons” (OHA Regulations 333-039- 0005). In Oregon, ESSENCE has been used to support several sports-related mass …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    More than a decade ago, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) developed the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based… read more
    … Notification of Community-based Epidemics (Enterprise ESSENCE), which is currently used by federal, state and … the experience gained in the development of Enterprise ESSENCE, JHU/APL has developed two freely available … suitable for use in resource-limited areas: Open ESSENCE (OE) and ESSENCE Desktop Edition (EDE).   Objective …
  • Content Type: Webinar

    The NSSP Community of Practice hosted its 6th ESSENCE Q&A session on Monday, July 20, 2020. During the call, Aaron Kite-Powell (CDC) and Wayne Loschen (JHU-APL) provided NSSP-ESSENCE updates and answered the community'… read more
    … The NSSP Community of Practice hosted its 6th ESSENCE Q&A session on Monday, July 20, 2020.  During the … (CDC) and Wayne Loschen (JHU-APL) provided NSSP-ESSENCE updates and answered the community's questions on ESSENCE functions and features. View the webinar recording …
  • Content Type: Training

    NOTE: The video requires running Flash and works best on Mozilla Firefox. If you are using Google Chrome or another internet browser, please be aware that the video may not load properly. The online training course will help… read more
    … online training course will help novice and intermediate ESSENCE users learn how to perform routine tasks such as … The training is broken into 7 components:  How to Use the ESSENCE Online Training Overview of ESSENCE and Syndromic Surveillance Basic ESSENCE System …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    In development for over fourteen years, ESSENCE is a disease surveillance system utilized by public health stakeholders at city, county, state, regional, national, and global levels. The system was developed by a team from the Johns Hopkins… read more
    … In development for over fourteen years, ESSENCE is a disease surveillance system utilized by public … Surveillance System for Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE)(1). Additionally, it will discuss the current functionality and capabilities of ESSENCE and the future goals and planned enhancements of the …
  • Content Type: Webinar

    Held on March 14, 2019. During this 90-minute session, Aaron Kite-Powell, M.S., from CDC and Wayne Loschen, M.S., from JHU-APL provided updates on the NSSP ESSENCE platform and answered the community's questions… read more
    … Loschen, M.S. , from JHU-APL provided updates on the NSSP ESSENCE platform and answered the community's questions on ESSENCE functions and features. … Loschen, M.S. , from JHU-APL provided updates on the NSSP ESSENCE platform and answered the community's questions on …