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Estimated range of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti in the United States, 2017
Content Type: Report
CDC has updated the estimated range maps for Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes by using a model that predicts possible geographic ranges for these mosquitoes in the contiguous United States. The model used county-level records, historical… read more -
Functional Priorities Activity Report
Content Type: Report
The purpose of this document is to correlate BioSense activities (inclusive of CDC, BGG, User Community) with community defined functional priorities. -
The Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact
Content Type: Report
Released October 2017. Prepared by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Clinton Foundation, Clinton Health Matters Initiative. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXCERPT While prescription opioids serve an invaluable role for the… read more -
National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) BioSense Data Sharing Workgroup - Report
Content Type: Report
This report summarizes a series of Data Sharing Workgroups that occurred in 2014 and 2015. Purpose of the workgroups: To provide community input on topics related to data sharing functionalities in the BioSense platform. Summary of work: The… read more -
National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) BioSense Onboarding Workgroup - Report
Content Type: Report
Objective To share best practices for onboarding amongst community members in the interest of improving onboarding efforts nationally. Summary of activities: The onboarding workgroup was initially tasked to define a process… read more -
National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) BioSense Syndrome Definitions Workgroup - Report
Content Type: Report
This report summarizes a series of seven meetings of the Syndrome Definition Workgroup held in 2014 and 2015. Objective To review, validate, and modify syndromes and provide community input on a process to update or… read more -
A Funding Crisis for Public Health and Safety: State-by-State and Federal Public Health Funding Facts and Recommendations 2018
Content Type: Report
Each year, Trust for America’s Health releases A Funding Crisis for Public Health and Safety: State-by-State and Federal Public Health Funding Facts and Recommendations to examine level of federal and state public health funding that each… read more -
A Second Chance: Overdose Prevention, Naloxone, and Human Rights in the United States
Content Type: Report
This report, published April 2017 from Human Rights Watch, explores measures required for an effective program to prevent opioid overdose deaths and current legal, policy and other challenges to be addressed.