Evaluating the Ability of a Syndromic Surveillance System to Detect Heat-Related Illnesses in Houston, TX, 2009-2012
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https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5094Abstract
Preparing for extreme heat events and monitoring their effects on public health is a vital role for the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS). Since heat-related illnesses are not a reportable condition in the state of Texas, this study is aimed at evaluating the ability of a syndromic surveillance system (RODS) to detect heat-related illnesses during heat event of the years 2009-2012 as well as identifying the areas of Houston that had the highest incidence of heat-related morbidity. Preliminary results indicate that RODS was able detected an increase in heat-related illnesses during the record-setting summer of 2011.Downloads
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2014-03-09
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Wang, N., Yang, B., McNeely, W., Khuwaja, S., & Arafat, R. (2014). Evaluating the Ability of a Syndromic Surveillance System to Detect Heat-Related Illnesses in Houston, TX, 2009-2012. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5094
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