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Evaluation of approaches that adjust for biases in participatory surveillance systems
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Because the dynamics and severity of influenza in the US vary each season, yearly estimates of disease burden in the population are essential to evaluate interventions and allocate resources. The CDC uses data from a national health-care based… read more -
Hospitalization of Mental Disorders in Saint Louis County: “Where You Live Matters”
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Hospitalization rates for mental health disorders provide important information to help us prioritize community needs for mental health and urgent care plantation. In Saint Louis County, there were over 13,000 hospitalizations for mental disorders… read more -
Developing and Deploying Universal Diagnostic Platforms for One-Health Biosurveillance
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There is an urgent need for diagnostic strategies for infections which are host-independent, so as to effectively track zoonotic spread, monitor animal carriers of pathogens, and evaluate transmission dynamics. Infection of a host - pathogen or… read more -
Poison center data for public health surveillance: Poison center and public health perspectives
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Since 2008, poisoning is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States; since 1980, the poisoning-related fatality rate in the United States (U.S.) has almost tripled. Many poison-related injuries and deaths are reported to regional… read more -
A Web-based Electronic Health Record System for National Surveillance
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Practice Fusion is a web-based electronic health record system with over 150,000 medical professional users treating over 50 million patients. The company focuses on small, ambulatory practices and is predominately comprised of practices in the… read more -
Using R for Disease Surveillance + Enabling Citizen Data Science and Cybersecurity/safety Tips for Scientists
Content Type: Webinar
The R programming language has become a critical data science tool for the scientific community but has also helped launch a new era of “citizen data scientists” due to the wealth of packages that make it easy to access rich data sources, perform a… read more -
Adaptation of GUARDIAN for Syndromic Surveillance During the NATO Summit
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Special event driven syndromic surveillance is often initiated by public health departments with limited time for development of an automated surveillance framework, which can result in heavy reliance on frontline care providers and potentially miss… read more -
Adapting Syndromic Surveillance Systems to Increase Value to Local Health Departments
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Syndromic surveillance systems offer richer understanding of population health. However, because of their complexity, they are less used at small public health agencies, such as many local health departments (LHDs). The evolution of these systems… read more