Bat Incidents at Children's Camps, New York State, 1998–2002

Bat Rabies and Human Postexposure Prophylaxis, New York, USA

To the Editor: The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) assessed the effect of terrestrial rabies on human postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) during the first 10-year period of computerized reporting (1993–2002) (1). We assessed the effect of bat rabies during the same period, when guidelines for PEP were changing (2). NYSDOH developed local health department and public education programs t...

New Zealand children's health camps: therapeutic landscapes meet the contract state.

This paper surveys the history and current status of children's health camps in New Zealand, and places these sites within the theoretical context of therapeutic landscapes. The first health camp was established in 1919, and the seven current camps provide respite, education and health care for approximately 4000 children each year. We analyse the health-place relations inherent in the health c...

Development and evaluation of bat rabies education materials

Bat exposures account for a quarter of the human rabies treatments in New York and a large share of the annual prophylaxis costs of US$1.8 million. To reduce the number of treatments associated with bats that are not captured and tested for rabies, the authors developed a refrigerator magnet to advise residents to consider the risk of rabies exposure from bat encounters, and a sticker to warn c...

BRIEFS on accidental chemical poisonings in New York City from the Poison Control Center, New York City Department of Health; miscellaneous incidents.

Estimating freeway route travel time distributions with consideration to time-of-day, inclement weather, and traffic incidents

Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Catolica del Norte, Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, U.S.A. Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, U.S.A. Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering and Industrial...