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  • Unplanned School Closures in the United States: Evaluation of Economic and Social Costs and Consequences for Students’ Families

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    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. …
  • CDC All Drug v2

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    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 … and naloxone were opioid overdoses, or there was no documentation of whether the patient had responded to …
  • Acute Hepatitis A Infection and Vaccination in the Veterans Health Administration

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    Since hepatitis A vaccination became widely recommended in the US in the mid-1990's, rates of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have steadily declined, however, since 2011, incidence of new cases of HAV appears to be increasing1, often linked… read more
    … Alert Network Advisory in June 2018 with additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates … Alert Network Advisory in June 2018 with additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates …
  • Adverse Drug Events: Insights From Google Search Volume

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    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 …
  • CDC Opioid v2

    Content Type: Syndrome

    THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC OPIOID V3 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE. States currently funded by… read more
    … using lessons learned from ESOOS states and researching guidance documents from other sources including NCHS, CSTE, and … using lessons learned from ESOOS states and researching guidance documents from other sources including NCHS, CSTE, and … using lessons learned from ESOOS states and researching guidance documents from other sources including NCHS, CSTE, …
  • 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 …
  • 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  …
  • Adoption of Public Health Readiness Guidelines for Meaningful Use

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    The Syndromic Surveillance Consortium of Southeast Texas (SSCSeT) consists of 13 stakeholders who represent 19 counties or jurisdictions in the Texas Gulf Coast region and receives health data from over 100 providers. The Houston Health Department (… read more
    … Meaningful Use (MU) the HHD has adapted and implemented guidance and recommendations from Centers for Disease … Meaningful Use (MU) the HHD has adapted and implemented guidance and recommendations from Centers for Disease …