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  • Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments

    Content Type: Report

    Materials associated with 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). … read more
    … pollen.  Available data sources are emergency department visit records, weather data, air quality data, and pollen … of Fall School Opening and Emergency Department Asthma Visits in a Large Metropolitan Area.  Silverman RA, Kazuhiko … of Fall School Opening and Emergency Department Asthma Visits in a Large Metropolitan Area. Arch Pediatr Adolesc …
  • An Ecological Analysis of the Impact of Temperature Inversion on Emergency Department Visits for Respiratory Syndromes and Subsyndromes using BioSense 2.0 Frontend Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    During the winter months, Utah experiences a temperature inversion which traps pollutants, such as fine particle pollution (PM 2.5), in the Salt Lake Valley. A previous study determined the impact of inversion on ED visits for asthma, however… read more
    … A previous study determined the impact of inversion on ED visits for asthma, however similar phenomena have yet to be … for analyses to determine the impact of inversion on ED visits for respiratory syndrome and subsyndromes from … A previous study determined the impact of inversion on ED visits for asthma, however similar phenomena have yet to be …
  • Two Unique Syndromic Surveillance Systems: State and Federal Collaboration to Identify Spike in “Visits of Interest”

    Content Type: Success Stories

    The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) uses Health Monitoring Systems’ EpiCenter to collect, manage, and analyze real-time emergency department (ED) data acquired from acute care hospitals and satellite EDs. NJDOH integrates these data into a… read more
    … expert identified a spike in the NJDOH’s hospital ED “Visits of Interest” category based on chief complaint and … team that NSSP ESSENCE identified an uptick in ED “Visits of Interest.” NJDOH’s data analyst assessed the … State and Federal Collaboration to Identify Spike in “Visits of Interest” The New Jersey Department of Health …
  • Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness and Over the Counter Sales of Flu Remedies in the National Capitol Region, 2003-2007

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducts enhanced surveillance using the Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current version of ESSENCE for the… read more
    … Chief complaint data from emergency department (ED) visits and over-the-counter (OTC) medications are … data to detect seasonal influenza. ED visits for influenza-like illness and OTC flu medication … Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness and Over the Counter Sales …
  • Developing policy to support novel Caribbean Tourism and Health surveillance program

    Content Type: Abstract

    In January 2016, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), serving 24 Member States(MS), began executing a regional Tourism and Health program (THP), recognizing that the health of Caribbean economies is closely related to the health of its… read more
    … recent Zika epidemic. However, even though more people visit the Caribbean than reside, there is no regional … recent Zika epidemic. However, even though more people visit the Caribbean than reside, there is no regional …
  • Trend of Hospital Readmissions, Mortality, ER Visits and Observation Room Stays in Clostridium difficile Infection Cases in Medicare Advantage Population

    Content Type: Abstract

    Clostridium difficile (CD) is an important cause of antibiotic and hospital-associated infection. This preventable infection also plays a major role in hospital readmissions, mostly in the elderly, leading to the CMS implementing rules to penalize… read more
    … trends in readmissions, mortality, emergency room(ER) visits and observation room(OR) stays from 2008-2011. 20 … trends in readmissions, mortality, emergency room(ER) visits and observation room(OR) stays from 2008-2011. … Trend of Hospital Readmissions, Mortality, ER Visits and Observation Room Stays in Clostridium difficile …
  • Predictors of vaccination uptake for the 2009 influenza pandemic (H1N1) in Montreal

    Content Type: Abstract

    Work on vaccination timing and promotion largely precedes the 2009 pandemic. Post-pandemic studies examining the wide range of local vaccination efforts mostly have been limited to surveys assessing the role of administrative strategies, logistical… read more
    … To assess the effectiveness of a Public Health automated phone campaign to increase vaccination uptake in targeted … To assess the effectiveness of a public health automated phone campaign to increase vaccination uptake in targeted … centers (MVC; n�18) before and after an automated phone campaign promoting pandemic vaccination in 13 of the …
  • Comparing Syndromic Surveillance and Poison Center Data for Snake Bites in Missouri

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2010, there were 4,796 snake bite exposures reported to Poison Centers nationwide (1). Health care providers frequently request help from poison centers regarding snake envenomations due to the unpredictability and complexity of prognosis and… read more
    … maintains a surveillance database keeping track of every phone call received. ESSENCE, a syndromic surveillance … in Missouri (accounting for approximately 90% of all ED visits statewide). Since calling a poison center is … maintains a surveillance database keeping track of every phone call received. ESSENCE, a syndromic surveillance …