NSSP Update – April 2022

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Syndromic Experts Hold Panel Discussion

Access recordings with panelists’ suggestions for Communicating Syndromic Surveillance with Your Leadership. Community participation is needed to validate new syndromes. Also, register now for 2022 CSTE Annual Conference.

CDC

April 24–30 is Medical Laboratory Professionals Week!

DATA QUALITY CORNER

Using ESSENCE to Monitor Changes in Data Quality

DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE REPORTS

Trends in Emergency Department Visits Related to Acute Alcohol Consumption Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, 2018–2020

GRANTS.GOV

New CDC Grant Provides Opportunity to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems

TECHNICAL UPDATES

Updates and Enhancements ▪  Data Quality Tabs Added to MyESSENCE ▪ Security Reminder: Check that NSSP Websites and Emails are Legitimate and Authorized

NSSP FACILITY PARTICIPATION

States and Territories that Share Syndromic Data with CDC

Monthly National-level Free-text ESSENCE Queries

Analysts can exercise a high level of customization by using free-text queries. They can quickly code free-text queries and rapidly respond to outbreaks, disasters, and health events that unfold. These word clouds capture free-text queries from a national perspective.

Developing Syndrome Definitions

NSSP works with health departments, CDC programs, and others to develop and improve syndrome definitions. Here is a list of the syndromes being worked on now.