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  • Disaster-related Mental Health v1 - Syndrome Definition Subcommittee

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Why was the syndrome created? This is a Syndrome Definition (SD) Subcommittee community-developed syndrome definition for mental health conditions likely to increase in emergency department frequency during and after natural or… read more
    … conditions and presentations that showed increases in visit frequency after select disasters in the United States. … conditions and presentations that showed increases in visit frequency after select disasters in the United States. …
  • Data Blindspots: High-Tech Disease Surveillance Misses the Poor

    Content Type: Abstract

    Evidence from over 100 years of epidemiological study demonstrates a consistent, negative association between health and economic prosperity. In many settings, it is clear that causal links exist between lower socioeconomic status and both reduced… read more
    … interacts with their reduced access to healthcare to hinder surveillance. Objective Improve situational awareness … interacts with their reduced access to healthcare to hinder surveillance. Objective Improve situational awareness …
  • Optimizing Simultaneously the Geometry and the Internal Cohesion of Clusters

    Content Type: Abstract

    Irregularly shaped cluster finders frequently end up with a solution consisting of a large zone z spreading through the map, which is merely a collection of the highest valued regions, but not a geographically sound cluster. One way… read more
    … for a diminished power of detection in cluster finder algorithms. Methods using those penalty functions … for a diminished power of detection in cluster finder algorithms. Methods using those penalty functions … for a diminished power of detection in cluster finder algorithms. Methods using those penalty functions …
  • Issue Brief: Mandatory Drug Stewardship Programs

    Content Type: References

    Unused, expired and leftover medicines that accumulate in homes represent a significant public health problem by increasing the risk of drug misuse and preventable poisonings. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly 75% … read more
    … which encourages the establishment of voluntary drug take-back programs. The law amended the Controlled Substances Act … municipal governments have created voluntary drug take-back programs and encouraged persons with unwanted drugs to … limited for several reasons, including high costs and lack of convenience. In response to the insufficiency of …
  • Mapping the uncertainty of non-contagious disease clusters boundaries in Brazil

    Content Type: Abstract

    The intrinsic variability that exists in the cases counting data for aggregated-area maps amounts to a corresponding uncertainty in the delineation of the most likely cluster found by methods based on the spatial scan statistics [3]. If this cluster… read more
    … diabetes in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Objective Cluster finder tools like SaTScan[1] usually do not assess the … Federal University of Minas Gerais Objective Cluster finder tools like SaTScan (1) usually do not assess the … diabetes in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Objective Cluster finder tools like SaTScan[1] usually do not assess the …
  • Interplay of Socio-Cultural and Environmental Factors on Microbial Contamination of Food in Samaru, Kaduna State, Nigeria

    Content Type: Abstract

    In most disadvantaged communities in Northern Nigeria, adolescent girls engage in economic activities so that they can save money for household items to be bought for them when they are given out for marriage. These girls right from before they… read more
    … These girls right from before they reach teenage age hawk items which include ready-to-eat foods. Various … ensure the safety of food from production to consumption. Lack of adequate food hygiene can lead to foodborne diseases … These girls right from before they reach teenage age hawk items which include ready-to-eat foods. Various …
  • Enhancing Provider Reporting of Notifiable Diseases using HIE-enabled Decision Support

    Content Type: Abstract

    Traditionally, public health agencies (PHAs) wait for hospital, laboratory or clinic staff to initiate case reports. However, this passive approach is burdensome for reporters and produces incomplete and delayed reports, which can hinder assessment… read more
    … and produces incomplete and delayed reports, which can hinder assessment of disease in the community and … and produces incomplete and delayed reports, which can hinder assessment of disease in the community and …
  • Arizona Syndromic Surveillance Implementation Guide for Critical Access Hospitals and Eligible Hospitals

    Content Type: State Specific Implementation Guide

    This guide offers standardized specifications to Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) for the electronic transfer of Syndromic Surveillance (SS) data from hospital Certified Electronic Health Records technology (CEHRT) to… read more
    … PV1 – Patient Visit 1 Segment … PV2 – Patient Visit 2 Segment … For more information on MU, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) …