Resources on Biosurveillance for Mass Gatherings
Webinar Archive
Mass Gatherings Webinar, 2-27 | |
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Webinar Q&A
mg_questionsgunnmartin.docx | |
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Your questions answered by our biosurveillance experts.
Resources from the Boston Public Health Commission
Boston Healthcare Preparedness Coalition Charter | |
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The Boston Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (HPC) is a partnership consisting of public health, emergency medical services (EMS), hospitals, community health centers, long term care, home health, mental health, and specialty care organizations. These partners coordinate
for a unified response to emergencies affecting public health and/or its infrastructure in any or all areas of the region.
for a unified response to emergencies affecting public health and/or its infrastructure in any or all areas of the region.
Emergency Support Function 8: Public Health & Medical Services Coordinated Response & Recovery Efforts After the Boston Bombings | |
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A summary of the roles of public health and medical services in response to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
Office of Public Health Preparedness 2013 Year in Review | |
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A graphical summary of the 2013 operations of the Boston OPHP.
Reports and Academic Literature
Improving Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening Biosurveillance Systems for Enhanced Situational Awareness | |
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This work is the result of input from professionals across the public health biosurveillance field who generously contributed their time and expertise to meetings, phone calls, and workshops to produce this guidance for their colleagues. The report lists “core” information needed to effectively manage the public health aspects of an event such as an outbreak, a natural disaster, or a mass gathering. It also describes guiding principles and system capabilities that assure surveillance information systems meet relevant standards, while addressing the need for flexibility to adapt to unique and changing circumstances. The report was prepared by staff at the North Carolina Institute for Public Health at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and its subcontractor, Public Health Informatics Institute.
Public Health Surveillance for Mass Gatherings | |
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Mass gatherings represent specific challenges for public health officials because of the health risks associated with crowd size and duration of stay. In addition, population movement requires public health departments to interact across jurisdictional boundaries to identify risks and disease-management solutions. However, federal privacy laws restrict the sharing of patient data among public health departments in multiple jurisdictions. This article examines previous disease surveillance practices by public health officials in planning for mass events and describes a simple approach for sharing health-risk information that was employed in 2007 during Super Bowl XLI by the health departments of Indiana, Marion County, Cook County, and Miami-Dade County.