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Comparison of respiratory, febrile and influenza-like illness syndromes to detect laboratory-reported H1N1 and RSV, Influenza Season 2009–10, New York City
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The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), capturing 95% of all ED visits. ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) have reflected influenza… read more -
Evaluating a standard influenza-like illness syndrome definition across multiple sites in the distribute project: The ‘ILI-s’ Pilot
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The Distribute project began in 2006 as a distributed, syndromic surveillance demonstration project that networked state and local health departments to share aggregate emergency department-based influenza-like illness (ILI) syndrome… read more -
Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma
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Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early… read more -
Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma
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Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more -
Research on School Absenteeism Data and the Effect of School Closings on Disease Spread
Content Type: Webinar
Presenters Marc Paladini, MPH, U.S. Department of Transportation Catherine Cairns Julia Gunn, MPH, RN, Boston Public Health Commission Francisco… read more -
Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts
Content Type: Webinar
On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more