Population-based data sources for chronic disease surveillance

A minimum data set for chronic venous disease

Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks in Iran, 2006-2011

Background: The outbreaks of foodborne diseases is a major health problem and occur daily in all countries, from the most to the least developed. This study is the first report of foodborne outbreaks in Iran that carried out from 2006 to 2011. Methods:  A retrospective, longitudinal study carried out using foodborne disease national surveillance system data from 2006-2011, which have been re...

for State - based Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance Data Pilot Project

In early April of 2010, the Public Health Support Unit and the Cardiovascular Health Program at Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services started to work on cardiovascular disease (CVD) related patients records from EMS, hospital discharge, and mortality data. This project has at least the following two public health benefits: 1) Develop and document methodology for data linkage, using p...

Estimating Influenza Disease Burden from Population-Based Surveillance Data in the United States

Annual estimates of the influenza disease burden provide information to evaluate programs and allocate resources. We used a multiplier method with routine population-based surveillance data on influenza hospitalization in the United States to correct for under-reporting and estimate the burden of influenza for seasons after the 2009 pandemic. Five sites of the Influenza Hospitalization Surveill...

Comparison of data sources for the surveillance of work injury

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the incidence of work-related injury and illness presenting to Ontario emergency departments to the incidence of worker's compensation claims reported to the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board over the period 2004-2008. METHODS Records of work-related injury were obtained from two administrative data sources in Ontario for the perio...