NSSP Update – August 2022

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Emergency Department Surveillance Initiatives and Other Updates

This month, the community discussed two emergency department surveillance initiatives: Firearm Injury Surveillance and Nonfatal Suicide-Related Outcomes.

IMPROVING THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE

CDC Funding Links Data to Suicide Prevention

IMPROVING THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE

NSSP Data Supports Local, State, and National Efforts to Monitor Monkeypox

TECHNICAL UPDATES

Fall 2022 Software Release ▪ Publication Updates 

Updated user manuals for Access & Management Center and RStudio Workbench are now available.

ONBOARDING

Associated Facilities and When to Use Them: Guidance for Site Administrators

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Get into a Syndromic Surveillance State of Mind

A new foundational syndromic surveillance training series is being designed. Learn foundational concepts and methodology. Conceptualize new ways to use syndromic data. Act confidently on analyses.

NSSP FACILITY PARTICIPATION

Updates to NSSP Emergency Department Coverage

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.