Health Effects of LA county Wildfires in October 2007

Determine if poor air quality resulting from wildfires could be measured in the general population by monitoring smoke-related respiratory Emergency Department (EDs) visits.

July 30, 2018

Utilization of Public Health Surveillance Data for Early Detection and Mitigation of Drinking Water Contamination

Safe drinking water is essential for all communities. Intentional or unintentional contamination of drinking water requires water utilities and local public health to act quickly. The Water Security (WS) initiative of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is a multi-faceted approach involving water utilities and local public health officials (LPH) to identify, communicate, contain, and mitigate a drinking water contamination event.

July 30, 2018

The Association Between Temperature and 911 Calls for Heat-Related Illness: Potential for Syndromic Surveillance

One of the emerging priorities for the use of syndromic surveillance is for the monitoring of environmental health conditions. Heat-related illness (HRI) is of growing public health importance, particularly with climate change and anticipated increased frequency of heat waves. High ambient temperatures are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, as was demonstrated during the 2003 heat waves in Europe that resulted in an estimated 45,000 excess deaths.

July 30, 2018

Correlation Between HL-7 Microbiology and Pharmacy Out Patient Data: A Case Study Using Influenza

The Navy Environmental Health Center is developing Health Level-7 data for use in syndromic surveillance activities. The objective of this study is to identify the usefulness of that data to identify and track influenza patients through pharmacy records.

July 30, 2018

Health Impact of the 2006 Heat Wave Based on Syndromic Surveillance in Gironde, France

In July 2006, an important heat wave occurred in France, and generated alarm of all the public health services. In Gironde, a department in region Aquitaine, the level of "warning and actions" of the Heat Health Watch Warning System, based on an analysis of weather-mortality relationship, was activated from the 16th and the 27th of July, when the limits of biometeorological indicators were reached [1].

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March 26, 2019

An Exploration of New Uses of Traditional Data within an Ecological Study: Air Quality Effects on Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation Analysis

Under a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the DC DOH established the Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (EPHTP) to monitor specific environmental and public health indicators and to investigate any potential links for the purpose of guiding policy development, resource allocation, and decision-making on disease prevention and treatment activities. This information improves understanding of the immediate and short-term effects of airborne pollutants on health care usage.

March 26, 2019

Incorporating Water Security into Syndromic Surveillance

Although rare in the US, the CDC reports 13-14 drinking-water-related disease outbreaks per year, affecting an average of about 1000 people. The US EPA has determined that the distribution system is the most vulnerable component of a drinking water system.

March 26, 2019

Use of Google Earth to Facilitate GIS-Based Decision Support Systems for Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Arthropod-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, Chagas disease, filariasis, leishmaniasis, and trypanosomiasis place tremendous public health burdens upon developing countries.

July 30, 2018

Adding GIS and Earth Observations to Syndromic Surveillance

This paper describes an integrated modeling, sensing, and information system for forecasting atmospheric dust episodes and monitoring PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations that aggravate respiratory diseases in the American southwest.

July 30, 2018

The Impact of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi on Georgia Emergency Departments: Syndromic Surveillane and Disasters

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall just east of New Orleans, LA at 6:10AM CST and again at the LA/MS border at 10:00AM CST as a Category 3 hurricane, causing mass destruction along their coastlines. The devastation in LA and MS forced many residents to evacuate. Outside of the hurricane affected areas of LA, MS, and AL, GA received the second largest number of evacuees (approximately 125,000).

 

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July 30, 2018

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