scholarly journals How do we present messy syndromic surveillance data to public health’s partners?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Atrubin ◽  
R Ergas ◽  
A Kite-Powell
Keyword(s):  
Working Group ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Audience Participation ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Share Data ◽  
The Media ◽  
State And Local ◽  
To Come

Objective: To discuss data disclaimers and caveats that are fundamental to sharing syndromic surveillance (SyS) dataIntroduction: With increasing awareness of SyS systems, there has been a concurrent increase in demand for data from these systems – both from researchers and from the media. The opioid epidemic occurring in the United States has forced the SyS community to determine the best way to present these data in a way that makes sense while acknowledging the incompleteness and variability in how the data are collected at the hospital level and queried at the user level. While significant time and effort are spent discussing optimal queries, responsible presentation of the data - including data disclaimers - is rarely discussed within the SyS community.Description: This roundtable will provide a forum for national, state, and local users of syndromic surveillance systems to discuss these SyS data disclaimers. Over the last few months, an informal working group has crafted data disclaimer language. Members of this working group will facilitate the discussion and present their template for comment and discussion. Other members of the SyS will be encouraged to share their jurisdiction-specific data disclaimer language. The focus of this roundtable will be on effective communication of emergency department SyS data.How the Moderator Intends to Engage the Audience in Discussions on the Topic: This roundtable is well suited to audience participation as all jurisdictions are faced with how to communicate SyS data. Jurisdictions will likely have varying degrees of experience with disclaimers of this sort, so opportunities for sharing of work will be useful to the broader SyS community.Sample Questions:Does your jurisdiction have standardized language that accompanies your SyS data?How does the SyS community best share data that is often incomplete and subject to inter-hospital variability?What kinds of reporting would the SyS community like to come from the NSSP?

Committee on School Health Health Education

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-117
Author(s):  
Donald E. Cook ◽  
Conrad L. Andringa ◽  
Karl W. Hess ◽  
Leonard L. Kishner ◽  
Samuel R. Leavitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Education ◽  
School Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Public ◽  
School Health Education ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
The Media ◽  
State And Local

The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that it is necessary to reaffirm its support for the concept of school health education, from kindergarten through grade 12, for all schoolchildren in the United States. A basic concept of pediatrics is prevention, and health education is a basic element in the delivery of comprehensive health care. The public is continually bombarded by the media about the high cost of medical care and the overutilization and incorrect use of medical facilities. The media also writes about the problems of increasing promiscuity and illegitimacy; the money wasted on quackery; practices that are detrimental to the health of people in the United States; and the lag in the dissemination of new health information and facts to the public. The Committee on School Health believes that community health education programs, of which school health education programs from kindergarten through grade 12 are an integral part, are one of the most viable methods to help alleviate these and similar problems. Therefore, the Committee on School Health makes the following recommendations and urges action for them at state and local levels. 1. Health education is a basic education subject, and it should be taught as such. Health education is compatible with other traditional subjects and can enhance the contribution that other basic subjects make to general life experience, understanding, and skills. 2. Planned, integrated programs of comprehensive health education should be required for students from kindergarten through grade 12. Instruction should be given by teachers qualified to teach health education.

scholarly journals Identifying and Communicating the Importance of the Variable Nature of SyS Data

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Rubino ◽  
David Atrubin ◽  
Janet J. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Trend Analysis ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
General Public ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Variable Nature ◽  
The Media ◽  
Time Evaluation

ObjectiveThis roundtable will provide a forum for national, state, and localmanagers of syndromic surveillance systems to discuss how theyidentify, monitor, and respond to changes in the nature of their data.Additionally, this session will focus on the strengths and weaknessof the syndromic surveillance systems for supporting programevaluation and trend analysis. This session will also provide a forumwhere subject matter experts can discuss the ways in which this deepunderstanding of their data can be leveraged to forge and improvepartnerships with academic partners.IntroductionAs syndromic surveillance systems continue to grow, newopportunities have arisen to utilize the data in new or alternativeways for which the system was not initially designed. For example,in many jurisdictions syndromic surveillance has recently becomepopulation-based, with 100% coverage of targeted emergencydepartment encounters. This makes the data more valuable for real-time evaluation of public health and prevention programs. There hasalso been increasing pressure to make more data publicly available –to the media, academic partners, and the general public.

scholarly journals The IAMCR “Islam and Media” Working Group

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-155
Author(s):  
Muhammed Haron
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Working Group ◽  
International Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Media And Communication

The International Association of Media and Communication Research(IAMCR; http://iamcr.org), with which the “Islam and Media” and severalother working groups are affiliated, promotes “media and communication researchthroughout the world, addressing socio-political, technological, policyand cultural processes.” One of its key objectives is to “provide a forum whereacademic researchers and others involved in media and communication researchand practice can present and discuss their work, hone their critical skillsand collaborate.”The “Islam and Media” working group was originally formed to reflectupon “the communication phenomenon such as human interaction with a viewto contributing toward mutual understanding and peace with justice” and “toengage in research and organizational development efforts geared towardstrengthening the global societal structures based on personal responsibilityand mutual cooperation in social, political, and economic relations.” At thisJuly 2012 event, participants sought “to contribute to the advancement ofresearch and evaluation in the media and communication related fields froman Islamic point of view (the Tawhidi perspective).” The papers presenteddealt with the universal principles of communication in Islam and the West;Islam, communication, and sustainable development; coverage of the United States’ war in the Middle East; and how the media reports on extremism/terrorism ...

scholarly journals Strengthening the Effectiveness of National, State, and Local Efforts to Improve HPV Vaccination Coverage in the United States: Recommendations From the National Vaccine Advisory Committee

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 543-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Advisory Committee ◽  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
The United States ◽  
National State ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Coverage Rates

In February 2018, recognizing the suboptimal rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the United States, the assistant secretary for health of the US Department of Health and Human Services charged the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) with providing recommendations on how to strengthen the effectiveness of national, state, and local efforts to improve HPV vaccination coverage rates. In the same month, the NVAC established the HPV Vaccination Implementation Working Group and assigned it to develop these recommendations. The working group sought advice from federal and nonfederal partners. This NVAC report recommends ways to improve HPV vaccination coverage rates by focusing on 4 areas of activity: (1) identifying additional national partners, (2) guiding coalition building for states, (3) engaging integrated health care delivery networks, and (4) addressing provider needs in rural areas.

scholarly journals Surveillance of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Among Youth and Adults in the United States: History and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (S1) ◽  
pp. S6-S24 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Omura ◽  
Geoffrey P. Whitfield ◽  
Tiffany J. Chen ◽  
Eric T. Hyde ◽  
Emily N. Ussery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
United States ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
National Surveillance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Activity Measures ◽  
State And Local

Background: Surveillance is a core function of public health, and approaches to national surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behavior have evolved over the past 2 decades. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behavior in the United States over the past 2 decades, along with related challenges and emerging opportunities. Methods: The authors reviewed key national surveillance systems for the assessment of physical activity and sedentary behavior among youth and adults in the United States between 2000 and 2019. Results: Over the past 20 years, 8 surveillance systems have assessed physical activity, and 5 of those have assessed sedentary behavior. Three of the 8 originated in nonpublic health agencies. Most systems have assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior via surveys. However, survey questions varied over time within and also across systems, resulting in a wide array of available data. Conclusion: The evolving nature of physical activity surveillance in the United States has resulted in both broad challenges (eg, balancing content with survey space; providing data at the national, state, and local level; adapting traditional physical activity measures and survey designs; and addressing variation across surveillance systems) and related opportunities.

State Legislative Reorganization

1946 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 510-521
Author(s):  
John A. Perkins
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Local Government ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local ◽  
To Come ◽  
Modern Services

While much attention has been given to the efforts of Congress to improve itself, the activities of the state legislatures which have sought improvements as diligently, incidentally fulfilling their laboratory function, have gone virtually unnoticed. Twenty-eight states have given consideration to the renovation of the law-making branch. Comprehensive studies were made in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and in a more limited manner in California. New York, currently intent on modernizing its legislature, has already issued an interim report on expenditures and personnel, although the complete recommendations of its Joint Legislative Committee are yet to come. Committees whose frame of reference limits them to “tinkering” rather than “overhauling” are at work in Michigan and Colorado, with no reports yet submitted. In Alabama, an interim committee called for limited changes. The Bureau of Research established by the Indiana General Assembly in 1945 is authorized, among other things, to conduct research into improved methods of legislation.The crucial position of the state legislatures in our scheme of government cannot be over-emphasized. The failure to make themselves truly representative by periodic reapportionment and to streamline their organization and procedure, not to mention corruption among personnel, has resulted in an inability and unwillingness to rise to their responsibilities. Political collusion between rural legislators and their henchmen in local government has thwarted unification of multitudinous jurisdictions and the modernization of local administration. When depression-born demands for modern services were not met by state and local government, the federal government of necessity undertook new functions, causing centralization of government in the United States amid condemnation by the same state lawmakers whose inaction clipped democracy short at the grass roots.

Framework for the Development of Response Protocols for Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Systems: Case Studies of 8 US States

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (S1) ◽  
pp. S29-S36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Uscher-Pines ◽  
Corey L. Farrell ◽  
Steven M. Babin ◽  
Jacqueline Cattani ◽  
Charlotte A. Gaydos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
System Response ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance System

ABSTRACTObjectives: To describe current syndromic surveillance system response protocols in health departments from 8 diverse states in the United States and to develop a framework for health departments to use as a guide in initial design and/or enhancement of response protocols.Methods: Case study design that incorporated in-depth interviews with health department staff, textual analysis of response plans, and a Delphi survey of syndromic surveillance response experts.Results: All 8 states and 30 of the 33 eligible health departments agreed to participate (91% response rate). Fewer than half (48%) of surveyed health departments had a written response protocol, and health departments reported conducting in-depth investigations on fewer than 15% of syndromic surveillance alerts. A convened panel of experts identified 32 essential elements for inclusion in public health protocols for response to syndromic surveillance system alerts.Conclusions: Because of the lack of guidance, limited resources for development of response protocols, and few examples of syndromic surveillance detecting previously unknown events of public health significance, health departments have not prioritized the development and refinement of response protocols. Systems alone, however, are not effective without an organized public health response. The framework proposed here can guide health departments in creating protocols that will be standardized, tested, and relevant given their goals with such systems. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3(Suppl 1):S29–S36)

A Survey of Usage Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 432-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Uscher-Pines ◽  
Corey L. Farrell ◽  
Jacqueline Cattani ◽  
Yu-Hsiang Hsieh ◽  
Michael D. Moskal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Public Health Departments

scholarly journals Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance Systems in 6 US State and Local Health Departments

2017 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew J. Thomas ◽  
Paula W. Yoon ◽  
James M. Collins ◽  
Arthur J. Davidson ◽  
William R. Mac Kenzie
Keyword(s):  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Local Health Departments ◽  
State And Local
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