NSSP Update – November 2022

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A Technical Newsletter for the NSSP Community of Practice | November 2022

The National Syndromic Surveillance Program issues NSSP Update monthly to share the latest Community of Practice activities, technical and program updates, and ways in which syndromic surveillance is improving public health.

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NSSP COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WEBSITE

2022 Syndromic Surveillance Symposium

Join us at this free, virtual event dedicated to advancing syndromic surveillance practice to be held December 6–8, 2022.

For more information, visit the NSSP CoP website.

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COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Monthly Call Describes Consultant Report on Federal Access Policies for State NSSP Data ▪ New Syndromic Surveillance Toolkit Will Promote Health Equity

 

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TECHNICAL FAQs

Your Questions Answered! Here’s How Mortality Data Can Fit Into Your Surveillance Program

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TECHNICAL UPDATES

Routing of Mortality Data Explained ▪ Jupyter Added to RStudio Workbench ▪ Replication and the DataMart  

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DATA QUALITY CORNER

The Importance of Knowing Your Data: Diagnosis Codes Set Off Red Flags for Polio Among Older U.S. Residents

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TECHNICAL RESOURCE CENTER

Job Aids Consolidate Resources and Streamline Query Development

The Ultimate Guide for Site Administrators and Query Development: Community and Technical Resources includes many “best of” syndromic surveillance resources and practices.

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IMPROVING THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE

NSSP, CDC programs, and health departments collaborate to conduct pilot tests and exercises and to improve processes to achieve public health goals more efficiently.

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ONBOARDING

New Facility and New Site Onboarding Guides, Job Aids, Articles, and More

Recently added articles: “Replication and the DataMart” and “How Sites Route Data to NSSP“.

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NSSP FACILITY PARTICIPATION

Updates to NSSP Emergency Department Coverage

Jan 2022 ESSENCE Word Cloud

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.

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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.

Mark Your Calendar

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The NSSP CoP Call Calendar lists the monthly NSSP Community of Practice call and subcommittee/group meetings. The CoP Call Calendar is maintained by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE).
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The monthly patching schedule for Testing/Development and Onboarding/Production environments is posted in Technical Updates.
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