Skip to main content

Displaying results 65 - 72 of 260
  • Preparing for the Pandemic: A Review of State Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans Reveals Increased Reliance on Advanced Surveillance; Recommendations for Pandemic Influenza Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    In response to increasing reports of avian influenza being identified throughout the eastern hemisphere, the U.S. Homeland Security Council, the Infectious Disease Society of America, and others have called for expansion of… read more
    … Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance. Like many states, the Connecticut Department of … & Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance [3]. Like many states, the Connecticut Department … Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance. Like many states, the Connecticut Department of …
  • Guidelines to Implement or Improve Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the European Triple-S project (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period [1]. It… read more
    … guidelines that aim at providing scientific and technical guidance for the development and implementation of SyS … guidelines that aim at providing scientific and technical guidance for the development and implementation of SyS …
  • Improving the Quality of Completeness and Electronic Health Record Data Used in Syndromic Surveillance Final Report

    Content Type: Report

    The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiology (CSTE), in collaboration with Thought Bridge, LLC, recently developed the Improving the… read more
    … four broad categories: technical guidance and certification; changes, updates, customization, … four broad categories: technical guidance and certification; changes, updates, customization, …
  • Unplanned School Closures in the United States: Evaluation of Economic and Social Costs and Consequences for Students’ Families

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends implementing early targeted school closures as one of the front-line interventions to slow progression of a severe influenza pandemic before appropriate vaccine becomes available.… read more
    … can inform updates to CDC’s pandemic preparedness guidance. Submitted by teresa.hamby@d… on Mon, 11/06/2017 - … can inform updates to CDC’s pandemic preparedness guidance. …
  • Adverse Drug Events: Insights From Google Search Volume

    Content Type: Abstract

    Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. However, post-marketing surveillance systems are passive and reporting is generally not mandated. Thus, many ADEs go unreported, and it is difficult to estimate and/or… read more
    … side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the … detection and characterization of adverse drug events. Document … side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the …
  • Relationship between Clinical Screening Tools, Syndromic Surveillance, and Influenza-Positive Patients

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2003, with the advent of SARS, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a clinical screening tool to detect patients at high risk for having a febrile respiratory illness (FRI), defined… read more
    … Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a clinical screening tool to … would be a more effective screening tool than FRI. Document … Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a clinical screening tool to …
  • CDC All Drug v2

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Definition Purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department visits for suspected overdoses of any drug.New or Revised Definition: Revision in CDC All Drug v2Version Date… read more
    … CDC scientists started developing the definition using guidance from the United States Drug Enforcement … and naloxone were opioid overdoses, or there was no documentation of whether the patient had responded to … CDC scientists started developing the definition using guidance from the United States Drug Enforcement …
  • Survey: Medical Marijuana Programs

    Content Type: References

    This resource, developed by the Network for Public Health Law and released on July 17, 2017, provides a brief overview of jurisdictions with statutory and regulatory provisions legalizing medical marijuana use. The survey compiles key… read more
    … epilepsy disorders. For more information about the document, go to  … epilepsy disorders. For more information about the document, go to  …