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Indigenous Epidemiology: Identifying Health Disparities and Health Priorities
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Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being of urban American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the United States. Furthermore, there has been limited data showing the increasing disparities that exists… read more -
Influenza laboratory testing and its application in timely Department of Defense biosurveillance
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Timely influenza data can help public health decision-makers identify influenza outbreaks and respond with preventative measures. DoD ESSENCE has the unique advantage of ingesting multiple data sources from the Military Health System (MHS),… read more -
Influenza Surveillance Using Wearable Mobile Health Devices
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Influenza surveillance has been a major focus of Data Science efforts to use novel data sources in population and public health. This interest reflects the public health utility of timely identification of flu outbreaks and characterization of their… read more -
Creating a Universal Data Release Policy Across Programs in a State Health Department
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The introduction of electronic health systems has led to easier collation, compilation, and analysis of data as well as easier access. For data to be put to be impactful use, it must be shared both for research and decision making purposes. Data… read more -
Informatics & Surveillance in Global Health: Informatics Capacity for Zika Outbreak
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In response to the February 2016 Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak, an inter-agency agreement between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) commissioned further research on the… read more -
Integrated West Nile Virus Surveillance in Harris County, Texas, 2003 to 2018
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West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of autochthonous arboviral disease in the United States. The virus is primarily spread to people through the bite of infected Culex species of mosquitos. WNV was first identified in Harris County, Texas, in… read more -
Integrating Phylodynamic Techniques for Next-generation HIV Surveillance in Florida
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Reducing HIV incidence requires a precision public health approach encompassing prevention campaigns, targeted interventions, and next-generation surveillance through multimodal instruments, including sequencing. Molecular epidemiology methods (… read more -
Jurisdictional Etiquette Workgroup: An offshoot of a Syndromic Surveillance Consortium
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Syndromic data is shifting the way surveillance has been done traditionally. Most recently, surveillance has gone beyond city limits and county boundary lines. In southeast Texas, a regional consortium of public health agencies and stakeholders in… read more