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Syndromic Surveillance from a Local Perspective: A Review of the Literature
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Public health disease surveillance is defined as the ongoing systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health data for use in the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health, with the overarching goal of providing… read more… and the public to improve public health actions and guidance. Since the 1950s, the goals and objectives of … and the public to improve public health actions and guidance. Since the 1950s, the goals and objectives of … -
Visualization of Syndromic Surveillance Using GIS
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Syndromic Surveillance has been in use in New York City since 2001, with 2.5 million visits reported from 39 participating emergency departments, covering an estimated 75% of annual visits. As syndromic surveillance becomes increasingly spatial and… read more… user processes provides a way to standardize analysis, document procedures and more effectively complete GIS …