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Wastewater surveillance for public health

Science, 2023
Wastewater contains information on pathogen spread, evolution, and outbreak ...
Levy, Joshua I, Andersen, Kristian G, Knight, Rob, Karthikeyan, Smruthi   +3 more
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The Future of Infodemic Surveillance as Public Health Surveillance

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Public health systems need to be able to detect and respond to infodemics (outbreaks of misinformation, disinformation, information overload, or information voids). Drawing from our experience at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the COVID-19 State of Vaccine Confidence Insight Reporting System has been created as one of the first ...
Howard Chiou, Christopher Voegeli, Elisabeth Wilhelm, Jessica Kolis, Kathryn Brookmeyer, Dimitri Prybylski   +5 more
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Correction of self-reported BMI based on objective measurements: a Belgian experience

Archives of Public Health, 2018
Background Based on successive Health Interview Surveys (HIS), it has been demonstrated that also in Belgium obesity, measured by means of a self-reported body mass index (BMI in kg/m2), is a growing public health problem that needs to be monitored as ...
S. Drieskens, S. Demarest, S. Bel, K. De Ridder, J. Tafforeau   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

General practice patients treated for substance use problems: a cross-national observational study in Belgium

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background General Practitioners (GPs) are well placed to care for patients with (chronic) substance use problems. This pilot was carried out to study the feasibility and usefulness of a continuous surveillance of substance use problems among general ...
Nicole Boffin, Jerome Antoine, Sarah Moreels, Simeon Wanyama, Karin De Ridder, Lieve Peremans, Marc Vanmeerbeek, Viviane Van Casteren   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surveillance Programme of Work-related Diseases (WRD) in France

Safety and Health at Work, 2012
The surveillance programme of work-related diseases (WRD) is based on a network of occupational physicians who notify all WRD diagnosed during a two-week observation period.
Madeleine Valenty, Julie Homère, Maëlaïg Mevel, Thomas Dourlat, Loïc Garras, Magdeleine Brom, Ellen Imbernon   +6 more
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Carbon monoxide poisoning surveillance in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010–2017

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), the odorless, colorless gas resulting from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons, is preventable. Despite the significant risk of morbidity and mortality associated with CO poisoning, there currently exists no
Gina Oda, Russell Ryono, Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, Patricia Schirmer, Mark Holodniy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: Building and Transforming the Public Health Workforce. [PDF]

, 2011
The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (TFELTP) was established in 2008 as a partnership among the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, National Institute for Medical ...
Mmbuji, Peter, Mukanga, David, Mghamba, Janeth, Ahly, Mohamed, Mosha, Fausta, Azima, Simba, Senga, Sembuche, Moshiro, Candida, Semali, Innocent, Rolle, Italia, Wiktor, Stefan, McQueen, Suzzane, McElroy, Peter, Nsubuga, Peter   +13 more
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Developing a population data science approach to assess increased risk of COVID-19 associated with attending large events

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Introduction In summer 2021, as rates of COVID-19 decreased and social restrictions were relaxed, live entertainment and sporting events were resumed.
Mark Drakesmith, Gemma Hobson, Gareth John, Emily Stegall, Ashley Gould, John Parkinson, Daniel Rhys Thomas   +6 more
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Utilization of gabapentin by people in treatment for substance use disorders in Belgium (2011–2014): a cross-sectional study

Archives of Public Health, 2018
Background Although gabapentin has been licensed in the European Union only for neuropathic pain and epilepsy for patients who have partial seizures, it has also been prescribed in treatment for substance use disorders.
Luk Van Baelen, Karin De Ridder, Jérôme Antoine, Lies Gremeaux   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sedentary behaviour surveillance in Canada: trends, challenges and lessons learned

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2020
Background Historical changes in the nature of sedentary activities have been observed in other countries, but it is not clear if similar trends exist in Canada.
Stephanie A. Prince, Alexandria Melvin, Karen C. Roberts, Gregory P. Butler, Wendy Thompson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source