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    The Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) is a statewide system for investigation of sudden and unexpected death in Utah. OME, in the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), certified over 2000 of the 13,920 deaths in Utah in 2008. … read more
    … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    The Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) is a statewide system for investigation of sudden and unexpected death in Utah. OME, in the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), certified over 2000 of the 13,920 deaths in Utah in 2008. Information from OME… read more
    … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require …
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    Smart governance refers to the emergence of joint action by the health and non-health sectors, public and private actors and citizens. Although, there are growing literature on governance and its potential impact on health, major challenges on… read more
    … the combination of high population density, poverty and lack of infrastructure have more side effects and fostering … health policy, planning, health needs etc. There is also lack of information sharing or collaborations between the … the combination of high population density, poverty and lack of infrastructure have more side effects and fostering …
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    Public health practice that prevents, detects, and responds to communicable and noncommunicable disease threats is hindered by poor access to public health data and information. This includes timely sharing of case-based information, respecting… read more
    … or even hoarded; this is a failed approach. This lack of transparency prevents information availability when … The goal of this editorial is to shed light on the lack of transparency that exists in the sharing of Public … or even hoarded; this is a failed approach. This lack of transparency prevents information availability when …
  • Content Type: Report

    The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP), virtually convened the 2026 Syndromic Surveillance… read more
    …  February 10-12, 2026.  The event was held during the following dates and times: Tuesday, February 10, 2026: 12:30 …  February 10-12, 2026.  The event was held during the following dates and times: Tuesday, February 10, 2026: 12:30 …
  • Content Type: Report

    The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP), virtually convened the 2023 Syndromic… read more
    …  from  December 5-7, 2023.  The event was held during the following dates and times: Tuesday, December 5, 2023: 12:45 …  from  December 5-7, 2023.  The event was held during the following dates and times: Tuesday, December 5, 2023: 12:45 …
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    Surveillance in nursing homes (Enserink et al., 2011) and day care facilities (Enserink et al., 2012) has been conducted in the Netherlands, but is not commonly practiced in the United States (Buehler et al., 2008). Outbreaks of illnesses within… read more
    … is likely that many outbreaks are going unreported due to lack of awareness of the reporting requirements by facility … is likely that many outbreaks are going unreported due to lack of awareness of the reporting requirements by facility …
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    Syndromic surveillance involves the analysis of time series of health indicators to identify changes in disease patterns. To this end, statistical modeling is used to reduce systematic data variation. Still, there is variation that cannot be… read more
    … Burkom, 2011; Reis, Kohane and Mandl, 2007). However, we lack systematic criteria for applying data transformations, … Burkom, 2011; Reis, Kohane and Mandl, 2007). However, we lack systematic criteria for applying data transformations, …