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  • Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments

    Content Type: Use Case

    Use case for the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments consultancy held March 30-31, 2016 at the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Problem… read more
    … The model and system needs to support continuous model training. Describe what type of solution would enable you to … city map) – heat map Automated alerting Continuous model training (code, IT systems) Describe who will use the …
  • Utilization of Public Health Surveillance Data for Early Detection and Mitigation of Drinking Water Contamination

    Content Type: Abstract

    Safe drinking water is essential for all communities. Intentional or unintentional contamination of drinking water requires water utilities and local public health to act quickly. The Water Security (WS) initiative of the U.S.… read more
    … and syndromic surveillance systems, such as RODS and ESSENCE, are the public health surveillance data streams … also working to develop water modules within the RODS and ESSENCE systems for use by pubic health officials and …
  • Syndrome Definition Development Toolkit

    Content Type: Surveillance Tools and Systems

    PurposeThe purpose of this document is to standardize and formalize the process for adding new and updating existing syndrome definitions (CCDD Categories) in the NSSP-ESSENCE instance of the BioSense platform. While jurisdictions… read more
    … definitions even if you do not intend to add them to ESSENCE. 1.    Research and Requirements Gathering  … by all authors prior to the definition being added to ESSENCE. Although the other templates are not required, they … even if you do not plan to have your definition added to ESSENCE. Research and Requirements Gathering Worksheet …
  • What is the Value of a Positive Syndromic Surveillance Signal?

    Content Type: Abstract

    One criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of a surveillance system is the system’s positive predictive value. To our knowledge few studies have described the positive predictive value of syndromic surveillance signals… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE).3 Investigations are initiated for alarm signals … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE II). J Urban Health 2003;80(2 Suppl 1):i32--42. …
  • SAGES: a suite of freely available software tools for electronic disease surveillance in resource-limited settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are a serious threat to global public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 1100 epidemic events worldwide in the last 5 years alone. Recently, the emergence of the… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current SAGES initiative leverages the experience gained in the develop- ment of ESSENCE; the analysis and visualization compo- nents of …
  • Missouri's Syndromic Surveillance Experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    This abstract describes Missouriís experience with syndromic surveillance. Missouri has expanded from acquiring pre-tabulated data from volunteers to receiving patient-level data via electronic feeds from 85 hospitals across the state processed… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) and BioSense. DHSS acquired ESSENCE software in the spring of 2006 and Missouri began … for 85 hospitals; as of July 2007, after unduplication, ESSENCE and BioSense process approximately 7,000 ED records …
  • The Implementation of an Outbreak Management Solution in New York State

    Content Type: Abstract

    Most outbreaks are small and localized in nature, although it is larger outbreaks that result in the most public attention. So a solution to manage an outbreak has to be able to accommodate a response to small outbreaks in a single jurisdiction… read more
    … common vocabulary where possible. The OMS user guide and training were provided to those who will be using it to … User acceptance testing was completed in July and webinar trainings to all users were completed in September 2011. The … consists of a combination of systems development, training and technical communications enhancements. The OMS …
  • 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 Program’s BioSense Platform ESSENCE* surveillance tool, which received data from 80% of … 65 or more years). These categories were derived from the ESSENCE software’s internal capability. Sixty-one visits … Syndromic Surveillance Program’s BioSense Platform ESSENCE* surveillance tool, which received data from 80% of …