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  • Enhancing Drug Overdose Alerts with Spatial Visualization

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    Since 2008, drug overdose deaths exceeded the number of motor vehicle traffic-related deaths in Indiana, and the gap continues to widen1. While federal funding opportunities are available for states, it often takes years for best practices to be… read more
    … Notification of Community-based Epidemics version 1.21 (ESSENCE) to monitor public health events and trends. In July … partners of increases in drug overdoses captured in ESSENCE at the county level. ISDH is enhancing these alerts …
  • How Missing Discharge Diagnosis Data in Syndromic Surveillance Leads to Coverage Gaps

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    Indiana utilizes the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) to collect and analyze data from participating hospital emergency departments. This real-time collection of health related data is… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) to collect and analyze data from participating … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) to collect and analyze data from participating …
  • Using Drug Overdose Syndromic Surveillance Data to Impact Local Public Health Action

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    Since 2008, drug overdose deaths exceeded the number of motor vehicle traffic-related deaths in Indiana and the gap continues to widen1. As the opioid crisis rages on in the United States the federal government is providing funding opportunities to… read more
    … captured in Indiana’s syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE). ISDH is launching a pilot project to encourage … captured in Indiana’s syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE). ISDH is launching a pilot project to encourage …