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Public Health Community Platform: A future solution for a modern public health enterprise
Content Type: Webinar
The Public Health Community Platform (PHCP) is a CDC-funded ASTHO project envisioned to provide Universal access to modernized shared resources that efficiently, securely, and collaboratively transform data into action for a healthier nation.… read more -
BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Using Surveillance to Prepare and Respond to Winter Weather: Extreme Cold, Ice, and Snow
Content Type: Webinar
For much of the United States, 2014 began with extreme cold and large snowstorms. As a result, surveillance practitioners around the country have been working to identify, gather, and analyze cold weather-related data. This presentation will focus… read more -
Rapid Surveillance and Data Integration: A Syndromic Description of Bicycle-Related Injury in Boston
Content Type: Webinar
The city of Boston has taken a pro-active stand to increase physical activity to decrease chronic disease. Included in that plan is to increase bicycle use and accessibility. Boston has been increasing the number of bike paths and lanes, introduced… read more -
Data Quality
Content Type: Use Case
Problem Summary Data collection across a growing stream of contributing facilities and variables requires automated, consistent, and efficient monitoring of quality. Epidemiologists tasked with analyzing syndromic data need to be confident in the… read more -
Check! Explore barriers and solutions to data sharing to BioSense 2.0
Content Type: Abstract
The benefits of inter-jurisdictional data sharing have been touted as a hallmark of BioSense 2.0, a cloud-based computing platform for syndromic surveillance. A key feature of the BioSense 2.0 platform is the ability to share data across… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010
Content Type: Abstract
In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more -
Asthma patterns in Boston emergency department visits for children age five and under
Content Type: Abstract
The burden of asthma on the youngest children in Boston is largely characterized through hospitalizations and self-report surveys. Hospitalization rates are highest in Black and Hispanic populations under age five. A study of… read more -
West Virginia BioSense Training
Content Type: Training
Marcus Rennick, Epidemiologist with the Marion County Public Health Department (WV), provides an overview/training on the BioSense System. Time Overview: (45 minutes) Syndromic Surveillance and BioSense Overview (90 minutes) Hands… read more