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NBIC Biofeeds: A Digital Tool for Open Source Biosurveillance across Federal Agencies
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The NBIC integrates, analyzes, and distributes key information about health and disease events to help ensure the nation’s responses are well-informed, save lives, and minimize economic impact. NBIC serves as a bridge between Federal, State, Local,… read more -
Detecting and Investigating a Large Community Outbreak of Legionellosis — South Bronx, July 2015
Content Type: Webinar
We will present an overview of: (1) the epidemiology of Legionnaires’ disease (LD), (2) techniques applied by the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for routine LD surveillance and outbreak investigation, (3) detection and… read more -
NBS: A Community-Based Approach to Developing an Integrated Surveillance System
Content Type: Abstract
The NEDSS Base System (NBS) is a web-based, standards- driven, integrated disease surveillance system launched in 2001 and is currently in use in twenty-two public health jurisdictions. Over the past fifteen years, the NBS has grown into a highly… read more -
NEDSS Base System (NBS): Electronic Data Exchange and Workflow Decision Support
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The NBS is an integrated disease surveillance system deployed in 22 public health jurisdictions to support receipt, investigation, analysis and reporting, and data exchange for state reportable conditions. The NBS is governed by the Centers for… read more -
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 -
Survey: Limited Access to Medical Marijuana Laws
Content Type: References
Eighteen states have adopted Limited Access Marijuana Product Laws permitting only low (or zero) Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and high Cannabidiol (CBD) products to treat several, often specified conditions, usually uncontrolled epilepsy disorders.… read more -
(Syndromic) Surveillance of Birthweight, Gestation, and Infant Mortality
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This study uses data on births in New York City between 2000-2005 to investigate the spatial pattern of birthweight and gestation, two primary risk factors for infant mortality. The analysis uses SatScan to perform normal-distribution cluster… read more -
(Syndromic) Surveillance of Birthweight, Gestation, and Infant Mortality
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There is a great deal of interest in spatial patterns of infant mortality. However, small numbers can make spatial patterns difficult to discern and may mask areas of persistently high risk. This study investigates the spatial pattern of birthweight… read more