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  • Content Type: Webinar

    Electronic public health surveillance serves an especially important function during mass events. Megan Patel, from the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), will discuss the use of the cloud-based ESSENCE system for situational awareness… read more
    … Health (CCDPH), will discuss the use of the cloud-based ESSENCE system for situational awareness during the 2012 … functionality obtained via the cloud-based version of ESSENCE, as well as provide a real-life example of … surveillance plan during the event;  specific uses of ESSENCE in the cloud; and relative benefits of the …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    ILINet is used nationwide by sentinel healthcare providers for reporting weekly outpatient visit numbers for influenza-like illness to CDC. The Florida Department of Health receives urgent care center (UCC) data through ESSENCE from participating… read more
    … of Health receives urgent care center (UCC) data through ESSENCE from participating facilities. Seminole County is … and all their discharge diagnoses are available through ESSENCE. However, the reported number of patients being … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) in Seminole County, Florida. 1 view Submitted by …
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    On 3/29/2017, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) received three reports of confirmed HAV infection from an onsite clinic at Campus A that assists individuals experiencing homelessness, a population at risk for HAV transmission.… read more
    … initiated rapid HAV infection case detection using NSSP ESSENCE. Objective: To demonstrate the utility of the … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) for case detection during a 2017 outbreak of … initiated rapid HAV infection case detection using NSSP ESSENCE. Objective: To demonstrate the utility of the …
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    In spite of the noted benefits of syndromic surveillance, and more than a decade after it started gaining support, the primary use for syndromic surveillance appears to be largely for seasonal and jurisdictional disease monitoring, event response… read more
    … access to the cloud based Biosense platform-along with ESSENCE as a key tool, there is still a paucity of research … Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) system in Missouri to identify factors that can … with guidance on how best to implement and improve ESSENCE usage statewide, and by sharing this research input …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    The Florida Department of Health (DOH) utilizes the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) as its statewide syndromic surveillance system. ESSENCE-FL comprises of chief complaint data from… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) as its statewide syndromic surveillance system. ESSENCE-FL comprises of chief complaint data from 231 of 240 … and urgent care centers (UCCs) for active case finding in ESSENCE-FL during the Zika response. Submitted by Magou on …
  • Content Type: Meeting Recordings & Notes

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    … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE): Overview, Components, and Public Health … Level Public Author Alyaa Altabbaa Primary Topic Areas ESSENCE Tags ESSENCE Original Publication Year 2021 Event/Publication … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE): Overview, Components, and Public Health …
  • Content Type: Journal Article

    In response to the threat of biologic terrorism and the resurgence of virulent forms of infectious diseases, technologic advances are being applied to disease surveillance. Syndromic surveillance systems have emerged to capture and analyze health-… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a series of prototype systems developed by Johns …  This paper presents a preliminary evaluation of ESSENCE II according to a CDC framework for evaluating … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a series of prototype systems developed by Johns …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    Mental health is a common and costly concern; it is estimated that nearly 20 percent of adults in the United States live with a mental illness [1] and that more money is spent on mental illness than any other medical condition [2]. One spillover… read more
    … and evaluate the effectiveness of local strategies. ESSENCE, available in 31 states, provides near-real time … analyzed and disseminated according to local needs. Using ESSENCE data from 6 local counties in Colorado, we developed … (CO-NCR) Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a Syndromic Surveillance (SyS) platform. 1 view …