COVID-19 Case Rates After Surveillance and Vaccinations in a Statewide Psychiatric Hospital System

Individuals with serious mental illness are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. The New York State (NYS) Office of Mental Health implemented patient and staff rapid testing, quarantining, and vaccination to limit COVID-19 spread in 23 state-operated psychiatric hospitals between November 2020 and February 2021. COVID-19 infection rates in inpatients and staff decreased by 96% and 71%, respectively, and the NYS population case rate decreased by 6%. Repeated COVID-19 testing and vaccination should be priority interventions for state-operated psychiatric hospitals. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(10):1780–1783. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306444 )

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Alcoholism as a Medical Problem . A conference held under the auspices of the Committee on Public Health of the New York Academy of Medicine and the New York State Mental Health Commission. H. D. Kruse, Ed. Hoeber-Harper, New York, 1956. 102 pp. $3.

Science ◽

10.1126/science.124.3226.828-b ◽

1956 ◽

Vol 124 (3226) ◽

pp. 828-829

Author(s):

Karl M. Bowman

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

New York ◽

New York State ◽

Medical Problem ◽

State Mental Health ◽

York Academy ◽

York State ◽

State Mental

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Window of Opportunity for New Disease Surveillance: Developing Keyword Lists for Monitoring Mental Health and Injury Through Syndromic Surveillance

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2016.99 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 173-178 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ursula Lauper ◽

Jian-Hua Chen ◽

Shao Lin

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

New York ◽

Syndromic Surveillance ◽

New York State ◽

Hurricane Sandy ◽

York State Department ◽

Free Text ◽

York State ◽

The Impact

AbstractStudies have documented the impact that hurricanes have on mental health and injury rates before, during, and after the event. Since timely tracking of these disease patterns is crucial to disaster planning, response, and recovery, syndromic surveillance keyword filters were developed by the New York State Department of Health to study the short- and long-term impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Emergency department syndromic surveillance is recognized as a valuable tool for informing public health activities during and immediately following a disaster. Data typically consist of daily visit reports from hospital emergency departments (EDs) of basic patient data and free-text chief complaints. To develop keyword lists, comparisons were made with existing CDC categories and then integrated with lists from the New York City and New Jersey health departments in a collaborative effort. Two comprehensive lists were developed, each containing multiple subcategories and over 100 keywords for both mental health and injury. The data classifiers using these keywords were used to assess impacts of Sandy on mental health and injuries in New York State. The lists will be validated by comparing the ED chief complaint keyword with the final ICD diagnosis code. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:173–178)

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